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Coverlet

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1800-1840

GUSN

GUSN-9952

Description

Blue and white, reversible; overall geometric gridwork of bars with intersecting block; crosses inside. Interspacing blocks filled with "garden" pattern. Ends hemmed; sides selvage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

coverlets
cotton (textile)
weaving
piecing
wool (textile)
gardens
geometric patterns
Bedcover
Coverlet
Cotton
Wool
Overshot
Pieced
Geometric
Garden
Coverlet

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

63 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Mary Watson

Accession Number

1936.837

Reference Notes

Strickler. American Woven Coverlets. [No Publisher].

Places

Maine (United States)

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