coverlet; Figured and Fancy, double-cloth; 1838; New York
date: label: Date made
content: 1838
notes: label: Description
content: A weaver in Bethany, Genesee County, New York wove this blue and white, Figured and Fancy, double-cloth coverlet for B. Vaneps in 1838. The coverlet measures 86 inches by 81 inches and was woven in one long length, cut into two 40 1/2 inch wide stripes, and sewn together with a center seam. The coverlet is made of the white cotton and indidgo-dyed wool. The centerfield pattern used features a “Double Lily and Stars” motif with a "Tree and Eagle" border. The design appears in white on one side, and blue on the other—the nature of double cloth. The lower cornerblocks bear the weaver's mark and "B.Vaneps 1838 Bethany Genesee County, N. Y." There is an applied fringe finish along two sides and the bottom edge. This coverlet was woven for the donor’s paternal grandmother, Betsey Wilson Vaneps (b. 1812). According to the donor, Betsey spun the wool used in this coverlet. Although the name of this particular weaver is unknown, there is a duplicate of this pattern with the name, B. McNaughten woven in the cornerblock, presumably another client.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Ethel V. Noel
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T9105
label: catalog number
content: T09105.000
label: accession number
content: 168536
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, figured
label: Object Name
content: coverlet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: Figured and Fancy (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: double cloth (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: eagle and tree (border pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: double lily (border pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: medallion (center pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 86 in x 81 in; 218.44 cm x 205.74 cm