coverlet; turned twill; 19th century; possibly Pennsylvania
date: label: date made
content: 1800-1850
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This is an example of a warp-faced twill weave, geometric coverlet woven in a “Whig Rose” pattern with compound “Pine Tree” borders. The borders on these geometric coverlets is created through a fractional reduction of the main motif. The coverlet is composed of two sections, each 38 inches wide. The coverlet was woven as one length, cut, and seamed up the middle to create a coverlet that measures 85 inches by 76 inches. There is self-fringe along three sides.
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: Bequest of Miss Rebecca E. Everly
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T8954
label: catalog number
content: T08954.000
label: accession number
content: 164228
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, twill
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: twill (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: blue, white (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 85 in x 76 in; 215.9 cm x 193.04 cm