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Rust and olive green wool, natural cotton, reversible; central block gridwork of red horizontal lines intersected by green lines; four block "Garden" variation pattern at intersections; solid blocks. Side border columns of interlocking "Garden" motifs in red; green bars. Same border at bottom; combined colors. Bottom corner blocks "Garden" motifs; green and red. Selvage sides; hemmed top and bottom.
coverlets
cotton (textile)
weaving
piecing
wool (textile)
gardens
geometric patterns
Bedcover
Coverlet
Wool
Cotton
Pieced
Overshot
Geometric
Garden
Star of Bethlehem
Coverlet
Garden
Knowles, Mehitable (Woodman), 1790-1845 (Maker)
82 (W) (inches)
Bequest of Miss Martha A. Knowles
1926.235
Strickler. American Woven Coverlets. [No Publisher].
Title Coverlet Accession Number 1926.234
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