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C1967-823
Woven Overshot Coverlet by an unidentified maker
C1967-823

Woven Overshot Coverlet by an unidentified maker

Date1790-1820
OriginAmerica, Virginia (possibly)
MediumDark blue and white overshot pattern, cotton tabby warp, cotton weft, pattern-weft wool.
DimensionsOW: 64"; OL: 98"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Baskerville Bridgeforth
Object number1967-275
DescriptionThis is an overshot coverlet: (4-harness) in dark indigo blue homespun wool on natural cotton tabby ground. The pattern is a variation of "one of the most famous of the old patterns appearing again and again in the old work in modified forms", i.e., wheel pattern called in the 19th c. "Sun, Moon, and Stars." Coverlet woven in 2 32" width strips and seamed vertically, with pattern well-matched at seam; hemmed top and bottom.