Fragment of a geometric double-cloth coverlet
Fragment of a geometric double-cloth coverlet
- Description (Brief)
- Fragment of a multi-colored geometric double-woven coverlet. Blue, dark green, red, and white, 2 ply, z twist wool in warp and weft. The pattern is similar to the "Whig Rose," (see Heirlooms from Old Looms, page 125.) the pattern consists of overlapping circles, with in each of which is centered a checkerboard square with 4 smaller checkerboard squares at its corners and solid rectangles at its sides. At one end of the fragment is a border design utilizing the circle overlap.
- Object Name
- coverlet fragment, geometric
- date made
- 19th century
- place made
- United States
- Measurements
- overall: 21 1/2 in x 14 in; 54.61 cm x 35.56 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T16871.000
- catalog number
- T16871.000
- accession number
- 310652
- Credit Line
- Anonymous gift
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- Coverlets
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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