Coverlet; Jacquard; double-cloth; c. 1840-1850; Ohio
date: label: Date made
content: 1850's
label: date made
content: 1840-1850
notes: label: Description
content: This red, white, & blue double-cloth coverlet features a centerfield design of alternating horizontal rows of buildings. One row depicts a church with large steeple flanked on either side by taverns or inns, and the other row depicts pagoda and Chinoiserie-inspired houses and palm trees. Early 20th century coverlet scholarship has tended to refer to this combination of Western and Eastern architecture, “Christians and Heathens.” This patterns is also almost always found in the border rather than the centerfield. The four borders of this coverlet feature s double row of meandering grape vines. The corner blocks are quartered and display an enlarged grape leaf motif similar to those found in the border designs. The weaver of this coverlet has yet to be identified, but current scholarship points to an Ohio origin and a date of between the years, 1840-1850. The Colonial Coverlet Guild of America and the Iroquois County Historical Society Museum of Wateska, Illinois both possess identical coverlets in their collections. This coverlet is in poor shape. There is a significant amount of loss along the upper edge which is suggestive of heavy use through the years. There is also evidence of self-fringe along three sides, most of which has worn away. This coverlet measures 81 inches by 72.5 inches.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Ohio
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Robert S. Allen
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T14700
label: catalog number
content: T14700.000
label: accession number
content: 280849
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, figured
label: Object Name
content: coverlet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: double cloth (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: "Christians and Heathens," "Grape Vine" (center pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: red, white, blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: Figured and Fancy (overall style)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 81 in x 72 in; 205.74 cm x 182.88 cm