Geometric Double-cloth Coverlet; 1820-1840
date: label: date made
content: 1820-1840
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This cotton and wool double-woven coverlet was woven in two pieces that were sewn together. The overall pattern used in this coverlet is sometimes called “Snowball,” and a tree-like pattern can be seen in the borders. There is a self-fringe along the bottom edge. This coverlet is believed to have been made in the early 19th century. The weaver and owner remain unknown. In the early 19th century, women were still spinning wool for their coverlets, but machine-spun cotton replaced hand-spun linen relatively quickly.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T18478
label: catalog number
content: T18478.000
label: accession number
content: 1978.0676
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, geometric
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: geometric (overall style)
label: Physical Description
content: double-woven (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 83 3/4 in x 74 in; 212.725 cm x 187.96 cm