coverlet; overshot; "Double Bow Knot with Window Sashes"; 19th century
date: label: date made
content: 19 century
label: date made
content: 1800-1900
notes: label: Description
content: This blue and white, overshot coverlet was woven in a variation of the "Double Bow Knot" and " Window Sash" pattern which is also known as “Lady’s Delight.” Overshot coverlet pattern names, much like quilt patterns, varied according to place and time. The blue yarns are wool singles and the natural yarns are 2-ply, S-Twist, Z-spun cotton. The design repeat is 8.25 inches by 10.25 inches. The coverlet was woven in three panels each approximately 26" wide. The overall coverlet measures 92.25 inches by 79 inches. There is no information about this coverlet’s maker or where it may have been made and used. Textiles such as this were often made at home by women seeking to beautify their homes while providing the bedclothes needed to keep themselves and their families warm. These overshot patterns require only a four-shaft loom.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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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. F. Morton Leonard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T13209
label: catalog number
content: T13209.000
label: accession number
content: 250982
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, overshot
label: Object Name
content: coverlet, overshot
label: Object Name
content: coverlet
label: Object Name
content: overshot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: natural (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 92 1/4 in x 79 in; 234.315 cm x 200.66 cm