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.

Date Made: 19th century

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Coverlets

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Credit Line: Anonymous gift

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T16866.000Catalog Number: T16866.000Accession Number: 310652

Object Name: coverlet, fragmentcoverlet fragment, twill

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-4b6d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_621758

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