Overshot coverlet; "Cups and Saucer" or "Wheel of Fortune"

Description:

Overshot coverlet, blue and white. Pattern "Cups and Saucer" or "Wheel of Fortune" design. Yarns: fine singles white cotton ground warp and fill. Indigo wool singles pattern, woven in 2 sections; has been cut all sides.

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Lucile Tasher

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T11172Catalog Number: T011172.000Accession Number: 205417

Object Name: Coverlet, overshotObject Type: Wheel of FortuneCup and Saucer

Physical Description: overshot (overall production method/technique)cups and saucer (overall pattern)blue (overall color)white (overall color)wool (overall material)cotton (overall material)Measurements: overall: 76 in x 64 in; 193.04 cm x 162.56 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-629a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_620406

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