Fragment of a "Hemfield Railroad" pattern Jacquard Coverlet; 19th C.
date: label: Date made
content: 19th century
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Fragment of red, white and blue Jacquard double-woven plain weave coverlet, with one selvage present. The white yarns are 2 ply z twist cotton and the blue and red yarns are single ply z twist wool. the yarn count is 34 x 36. The pattern is known as "Hemfield Railroad," as seen in Heirlooms from Old Looms, page 156. Also see the object with the Cat. No. T 7317 and Neg# 46928. The object has a 5/8 inch hem stitched with white 3/2 ply silk thread. The self-fringe is as much as 2 1/2" long.
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.T16874
label: catalog number
content: T16874.000
label: accession number
content: 310652
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet fragment, 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: train (border pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: medallion (center pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: red, white, blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 22 in; 91.44 cm x 55.88 cm