Abbie Corey Bracket overshot coverlet; Connecticut; early 19th C.

Description:

Abbie Corey Brackett is said to have woven this cotton and wool overshot coverlet on the Corey farm in Plainfield, Connecticut, in the early 19th century. It is woven in two sections, each forty inches wide. The center seam of this single-woven coverlet is sewn with linen thread. The attached fringe is eight inches deep, and made of hand-knotted wool. In the 18th and 19th centuries, very few women were involved in weaving anything as complicated as a coverlet. However, women were involved in spinning fiber into yarn. They would take the yarn to a professional weaver and pay him to make them a coverlet. The coverlet might have been used immediately or it could be put into the maker's dowry, or hope chest, for use after marriage.

Date Made: 1800-1825

Owner; Possible Maker: Brackett, Abbie Corey

Location: Currently not on view

Place Woven: United States: Connecticut, Plainfield

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Coverlets, Textiles, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of Gertrude O. S. Cleveland

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T9125Catalog Number: T09125.000Accession Number: 169638

Object Name: coverlet, overshot

Physical Description: overshot (overall production method/technique)wool (overall material)cotton (overall material)Measurements: overall: 80 in x 98 in; 203.2 cm x 248.92 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-44c2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_620401

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