Lavinia Rogers (attrib) Overshot Coverlet; Tennessee; 1833
date: label: date made
content: 1830-1840
label: date made
content: 1833
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This overshot coverlet is said to have been made by Lavina Rogers of Horse Creek, Tennessee, in 1833. It is made of cotton and wool, and is woven in what some call the "Braddocks Defeat" pattern. The coverlet appears to have been repaired, as the center seam and the hems are machine sewn with cotton sewing thread. There were very few female hand- weavers in 1833. In most cases women spun the yarn used in their coverlets, and commissioned a professional weaver to actually weave the coverlet.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Tennessee
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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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Knowles A. Ryerson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T14956
label: catalog number
content: T014956
label: accession number
content: 124301
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, overshot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 82 1/2 in x 71 in; 209.55 cm x 180.34 cm