Birdseye twill weave coverlet; Pennsylvania, ca. 1846
date: label: Date made
content: 1846
notes: label: Description
content: There is no information known about the provenance or origins of this coverlet other than it is said to have been woven near Somerset, Pennsylvania around 1846. The pattern is interesting because this blue and white float weave coverlet is imitating a “Bird’s Eye” or “Diamond Twill” weave in the center field, with a zigzag twill border on three sides. Fringes also on three sides. Blue wool weft, natural cotton warp.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Domestic Furnishings
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. William Dunlap Sargent
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T10099
label: catalog number
content: T10099.000
label: accession number
content: 060464
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coverlet
label: Object Name
content: coverlet, twill
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: twill weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: diamonds; zigzag (overall pattern)