Overshot coverlet, New York; ca. 1850
date: label: Date made
content: Mid 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: Overshot red and natural coverlet woven in a "Double bowknot" pattern with natural colored fringe. According to the donor this coverlet belonged to her ancestor Mary Blanchard who was born in Brattleboro Vt. On May 2, 1847 she married George Darling Hastings, of Constable N.Y. They lived in Constable N.Y. all their lives.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Constable
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Charles A. Appleby
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T15313
label: catalog number
content: T15313.000
label: accession number
content: 293034
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coverlet, overshot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: double bow knot (overall pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: red, natural (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 84 in x 66 1/2 in; 213.36 cm x 168.91 cm