Geometric Double-cloth Coverlet, 1800-1850
Geometric Double-cloth Coverlet, 1800-1850
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- Description
- Cotton and wool geometric double-woven coverlet, woven in dark blue, light blue, red and white. The pattern is sometimes called "Rings and Chains"' and similar to John Landes' pattern no. 57. The coverlet is in good condition though the top edge was probably re-bound and the fringes are incomplete on the sides edges. There is a seam down the center of the coverlet. The coverlet was made in the first half of the 19th century.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Coverlet
- coverlet, geometric
- date made
- first half of the 19th century
- maker
- unknown
- Physical Description
- geometric (overall style)
- double weave (overall production method/technique)
- blue (overall color)
- red (overall color)
- wool (overall material)
- cotton (overall material)
- ID Number
- TE.T15485
- catalog number
- T15485.000
- accession number
- 294051
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Winthrop F. Potter, in memory of Miss Kate van Cleve
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- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Coverlets
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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