Geometric Double-cloth "Snowball Tree" Coverlet, 1800-1850

Description:

This blue and white double-woven coverlet features a "Snowball Tree" central field motif, with wavy line borders on three sides. It was woven with cotton and wool yarns, and has a fringe on all four sides. The lower edge has a self-fringe, while the sides have tape fringes that travel to the top edge and run along that edge for twenty-two inches. This coverlet was woven in two sections that were sewn together on each side. According to the donor, the yarn was spun and the coverlet was woven in the home of her great-grandmother (no name given.) The coverlet dates from the first half of the 19th century. Double-woven coverlets are reversible, with the dark color dominant on one side, and the light color dominante on the other. Such coverlets are complicated to weave and require two separate sets of warp and filling yarns.

Date Made: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

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Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Clara Southmayd Ludlow

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.H12765Catalog Number: H012765.000Accession Number: 05365753657

Object Name: coverlet, geometric

Physical Description: double weave (overall production method/technique)cotton and wool (overall material)Measurements: overall: 92 1/2 in x 82 in; 234.95 cm x 208.28 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-a1c8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_620535

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