Jacquard Coverlet fragment, Old Boston Town Variation
date: label: Date made
content: 19th Century
notes: label: Description
content: Red, dark blue and light blue, double woven jacquard coverlet panel, made with a plain weave. The wool yarns are 2 ply z twist, and the white cotton yarns are also 2 ply z twist. The yarn count is 20 x 17 per inch. The pattern is known as " Peacocks Feeding the Young" with a variation of "Old Boston Town." border (see Heirlooms from Old Looms rev. pp 238-240.) An edge is finished with a 5/8 binding stitched in place with white 2 ply, z twist silk thread. there is a self fringe which measures 2 inches at it's widest point. The object is irregular in shape. There is a 2 foot cut up the center, and over all it measure 80" x 23"
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Anonymous gift
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T16876
label: catalog number
content: T16876.000
label: accession number
content: 310652
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet panel, figured
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: jacquard (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: double weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool (border material)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 80 in x 23 in; 203.2 cm x 58.42 cm