Geometric Double-Cloth Coverlet; Pennsylvania, 1789
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Object Details
- Description
- The date 1789 and two letters (no longer readable) are embroidered into this double-woven coverlet in cross-stitch. The pattern features a variation of the "Pine Tree" motif in the border, and repetitive squares and diamonds in the center. Three of the four edges have an applied fringe. The coverlet is believed to have been made by a member of the Brown family of the village of Emilie, Pennsylvania, and received by the donor from his mother's father, Henry C. Brown (1848—-1921). He obtained it from his father, John B. Brown, of Emilie, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The maker of the coverlet is unknown.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Lester W. Stackhouse
- 1785-1800
- ID Number
- TE.T7878
- catalog number
- T07878.000
- accession number
- 142620
- Object Name
- coverlet
- coverlet, geometric
- Physical Description
- cotton, wool (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 88 in x 72 in; 223.52 cm x 182.88 cm
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Coverlets
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_620613
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-47e2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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