Sample or fragment of a blue and white; cotton and wool: 4-harness, overshot weave: "Chariot Wheel" from Mr. Ralph Warner, WI. According to Mrs. Mary M. Atwater; A Summer & Winter weave, a reversible fabric. Patern "American Beauty" and sometimes called "The Arrow."
Because of the donor, Mrs. Allen's, importance in teaching and preserving early handweaving, and the use of materials she collected in books on the subject, NMAH should keep the fragments she donated in the collection, as part of the national woven coverlet collection.