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Coverlet

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1810-1840

GUSN

GUSN-9956

Description

Blue wool, white cotton overshot coverlet; Fringed bottom; hemmed top; selvedge sides.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

83 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1929.120

Reference Notes

Strickler. American Woven Coverlets. [No Publisher].

Places

Possibly Massachusetts (United States)
Possibly

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