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Coverlet

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1800 C-1830 C

GUSN

GUSN-36684

Description

Blue and white, reversible; overall diamond and wheel pattern. Interspaces filled with crosses; side borders of rows of crosses; looped fringe on edges. Applied segment of diamond and wheel at head. Woven band of "table" pattern at foot; looped fringe across bottom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

coverlets
cotton (textile)
fringe
weaving
piecing
wool (textile)
geometric patterns
Wool
Fringe
Cotton
Pieced
Overshot
Geometric
BEDSPREAD

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

86 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1934.663

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