Jacquard double-cloth "Bird of Paradise" coverlet, 19th C.
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: Complete coverlet; Figured and Fancy design; Jacquard, double-woven. Blue and white double weave, no fringe. 1. (border) flowers 2. (center) birds perched in flowering trees in ogee meanders surrounding medallions. Sometimes known as the Bird of Paradise design
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 Dr. Charles D. Walcott
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T4560
label: catalog number
content: T04560.000
label: accession number
content: 069191
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, figured
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: double weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: bird of paradise (overall pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool, cotton (overall material)