Birdseye twill weave coverlet fragment, 19th century
Birdseye twill weave coverlet fragment, 19th century
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- Description
- Multi-colored coverlet fragment, woven in a plaid, with a birdseye weave. It is made with blue and cold z-twist single wool yarns in the warp and weft, and single ply z twist cotton yarns in the warp and weft. Some 3 ply cotton yarns are also seen in the fragment. The yarn count is 27 x 32. The repeat is 4 1/2 inches by 4 1/2 inches. There is a 3/8 inch hem stitched with blue yarn.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coverlet, fragment
- coverlet fragment, twill
- date made
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- cotton, wool (overall material)
- broken will weave (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 24 in x 16 in; 60.96 cm x 40.64 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T16866.000
- catalog number
- T16866.000
- accession number
- 310652
- Credit Line
- Anonymous gift
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Coverlets
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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