Geometric Double-Cloth Coverlet; Pennsylvania, 1789
Geometric Double-Cloth Coverlet; Pennsylvania, 1789
- Description
- The date 1789 and two letters (no longer readable) are embroidered into this double-woven coverlet in cross-stitch. The pattern features a variation of the "Pine Tree" motif in the border, and repetitive squares and diamonds in the center. Three of the four edges have an applied fringe. The coverlet is believed to have been made by a member of the Brown family of the village of Emilie, Pennsylvania, and received by the donor from his mother's father, Henry C. Brown (1848—-1921). He obtained it from his father, John B. Brown, of Emilie, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The maker of the coverlet is unknown.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1785-1800
- Physical Description
- cotton, wool (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 88 in x 72 in; 223.52 cm x 182.88 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T7878
- catalog number
- T07878.000
- accession number
- 142620
- Credit Line
- Gift of Lester W. Stackhouse
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- Domestic Furnishings
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- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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