Summer-and-Winter coverlet;geometric c. 1790-1830
date: label: Date made
content: 19th century
label: date made
content: c. 1790-1830
notes: label: Description
content: This blue and white, Summer-and-Winter coverlet features a block woven, geometric design throughout based on variations of “Snowball” and “Rose and Star” patterns. The coverlet has a “Pine Tree” variation border on three sides. The border designs on geometric, block-woven coverlets are created from fractional reductions of the block pattern motifs. This coverlet uses two different block pattern designs. The block pattern repeat measures 5 inches by 5 inches. There is a relatively long, knotted applied fringe on two sides of coverlet. It is believed this fringe was added much later. One edge is unfinished, the other is hand hemmed. The coverlet was woven in two pieces and seamed up the middle with whip stitch. There is no information about who may have made this coverlet or where is originally was used. These patterns and style of coverlet could be found all along the East Coast and were woven by English, German, and Scots-Irish settlers. This coverlet was likely woven anytime between the years, 1790-1830 because of the use of mill-spun cotton yarn in the warp and weft.
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: Domestic Furnishings
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content: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0376.01
label: accession number
content: 1980.0376
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0376.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, Summer-and-Winter
label: Object Type
content: coverlets
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: Summer-and-Winter (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: natural (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: geometric, block woven (overall style)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 86 1/2 in x 73 in; 219.71 cm x 185.42 cm