Coverlet fragment; Sallie Dougherty, Tennessee; ca. 1910

Description:

4-harness, overshot weave: "Sun, Moon, and Start" developed in blue, rose, and tan mercerized cotton yarns. Weaver: Miss Sallie Dougherty, Russellville, TN. Mrs. Mary M. Atwater called this pattern "The Whig Rose."

Date Made: ca. 1910

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Tennessee, Russellville

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

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Credit Line: Gift of Laura M. Allen

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T04948.000Catalog Number: T04948.000Accession Number: 71965

Object Name: coverlet fragment

Physical Description: cotton (overall material)Measurements: overall: 10 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in; 26.67 cm x 16.51 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-7160-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_621533

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