Coverlet woven in a Pine Bloom pattern by an unidentified enslaved person
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Object Details
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Description
- A cream and blue coverlet woven by an unidentified enslaved person in the James River area of Virginia. The coverlet is composed of indigo dyed cotton and wool. The weave pattern, known as a Pine Cone Bloom or Gentleman's Fancy pattern, consists of squares of a geometric circular pattern surrounded by squares with an oval-shaped linear motif. The fabric is discolored with frayed edges.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- ca. 1800
- Object number
- 2017.108.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- coverlets
- Medium
- dye on cotton and wool
- Dimensions
- H x W (coverlet): 28 3/4 × 102 in. (73 × 259.1 cm)
- Place collected
- Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Textiles
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Craftsmanship
- Design
- Domestic life
- Slavery
- Textile design
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2017.108.3
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c5b7f848-ba0d-47ea-a82e-e6a23a8f5c7e
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