Overshot coverlet, Virginia, 1830s?
Overshot coverlet, Virginia, 1830s?
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- Description (Brief)
- Overshot, natural & indigo-dyed coverlet; Pine Bloom design. Probably made in VA by the donors great-grandmother Johnston (no middle name given) (Elizabeth Babb Rusk's grandmother Johnston.)
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Coverlet, overshot
- Object Type
- Pine Bloom
- Date made
- 1830s
- maker
- unknown
- place made
- United States: Virginia
- Physical Description
- overshot (overall production method/technique)
- pine bloom (overall pattern)
- natural (overall color)
- indigo (overall color)
- wool (overall material)
- cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 88 1/2 in x 102 in; 224.79 cm x 259.08 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T9002
- catalog number
- T09002.000
- accession number
- 168187
- Credit Line
- Gift of Lou Babb Rusk
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- Coverlets
- Domestic Furnishings
- Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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