Medium:

Medium: cotton, wool Technique: plain compound cloth (overshot)

Dimensions:

Warp x Weft: 57 x 32 cm (22 7/16 x 12 5/8 in.)

Type:

woven textiles

Coverlet fragment

Made in:

probably Pennsylvania, USA

Date:

early 19th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Traditional geometrical decoration with squares in broad framework with various fillings. In deep blue, bright rust, and blue-green wool pattern wefts used in bands of these colors on undyed cotton ground.

Accession Number:

1953-218-42

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq42b7a3235-b21e-4803-aaf7-71d4e0385149

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1953-218-42