Linen Overshot Coverlet 1790
- Description
- Elizabeth Deuel is said to have made this single-woven, all linen coverlet in1790, in the Saratoga region of New York State. Her name and the date are cross-stitched into the lower edge of the coverlet just above the fringe. A search of the 1790 census of the area produced no one with the surname Deuel. More research is needed to determine where Miss Deuel lived, and if she was the weaver or the owner of this coverlet. In the 18th century, it was common for household textiles to be marked with the initials or name of the owner and the date. The average colonial home did not have a great number of household textiles, and they were considered important possessions. This coverlet was woven in two sections that were then sewn together.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coverlet, overshot
- Object Type
- coverlets
- date made
- late 18th century
- 1790
- weaver or owner
- Deuel, Elizabeth
- maker or owner of coverlet
- Deuel, Elizabeth
- Physical Description
- linen (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 101 3/4 in x 80 1/4 in; 258.445 cm x 203.835 cm
- place woven
- United States: New York
- ID Number
- 1981.0274.005
- accession number
- 1981.0274
- catalog number
- 1981.0274.05
- subject
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- Coverlets
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- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Coverlets
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
- Additional Media
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