Coverlet fragment or panel in Eight-harness double weave of wool yarn in green and rose. The pattern is produced by groups of narrow warp and weft stripes.Donor notes say "Designed and woven by Mrs. Kerrison" but she is not identified further. (Perhaps a weaver in Rochester?). The accession file refers to this as a baby coverlet. The donor, Mrs. Laura M. Allen, was Director of Weaving in Mechanics' Institute, Rochester, N.Y.
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.