Coverlet fragment, 18th C.?
notes: label: Description
content: Fragment or sample of a "Double-face" or reversible fabric of handspun yarns, consisting of a plain tabby foundation of cotton overlaid and underlaid with the pattern weft of tan and blue wool in short "skips" or "floats" which are closely interwoven with the ground. This specimen represents a type of American coverlet weave produced during the century 1725 - 1825. Leopard skin variant
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Julia Brenner
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T07409.000
label: catalog number
content: T07409.000
label: accession number
content: 129301
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet fragment
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 38 in x 31 1/2 in; 96.52 cm x 80.01 cm