"Washington Beauty" Geometric Double-cloth Coverlet; 1800-1850
date: label: date made
content: 1800-1850
notes: label: Description
content: The pattern used in this coverlet is known as “Washington Beauty,” and can be found in <I>Heirlooms from Old Looms </I>, p.151, published in 1955. The coverlet has "Pine Tree" borders on three sides, and a self fringe at the lower edge. The overall design features “Snowballs.” The coverlet is made of cotton and wool, and was probably woven in the first half of the 19th century. The name of the weaver is unknown. The complex design found in this coverlet is made entirely with squares and rectangles. Coverlet weavers kept “drafts” of the various designs they used, and sometimes sold them to each other.
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: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Antoinette Potter, In memory of Miss Kate Van Cleve
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T15486
label: catalog number
content: T15486.000
label: accession number
content: 294051
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet
label: Object Name
content: coverlet, geometric
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: geometric (overall style)
label: Physical Description
content: double weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 102 in x 77 in; 259.08 cm x 195.58 cm