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Catalog Data

Physical Description:
cotton, wool (overall material)
Summer-and-Winter weave (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 8 3/4 in x 10 in; 22.225 cm x 25.4 cm
Object Name:
coverlet fragment
Date made:
19th century
Description:
Fragment of a Summer and Winter coverlet. Weave: summer and winter, Yarns: Warp: 2-ply S-twist white cotton, ground weft: single Z-twist white cotton, pattern weft: indigo 2-ply S-twist wool, pattern: part of a very large-scale pattern which includes rose motifs, 19th century.
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Winthrop F. Potter
ID Number:
TE.T15524.000
Catalog number:
T15524.000
Accession number:
294051
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Textiles
Coverlets
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-778a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_621746