Fragment of an overshot coverlet, Kentucky

Description:

Fragment of a woven coverlet. 4-harness overshot coverlet weave: "forty-nine snowballs" woven in Monroe Co, Kentucky, with cotton and wool yarns in brown, pink, blue and white

Location: Currently not on view

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

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Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Laura M. Allen

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T04791.000Catalog Number: T04791.000

Object Name: coverlet fragment

Physical Description: wool, cotton (overall material)overshot (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 41 in x 17 in; 104.14 cm x 43.18 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-6942-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_621493

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