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Double cloth coverlet
American (Ohio)
1800–50, according to tradition before 1846
Object Place: Ohio, America
Medium/Technique
Wool, double cloth
Dimensions
221 x 185 cm (87 x 72 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Katherine Benson
Accession Number59.1028
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCoverlet in two lengths, seamed down center. Dark blue woolen warp and weft; natural and light blue cotton warp and weft. Field shows complex pattern of rectangles and spiked balls; wide border shows row of alternating single and double pine trees. Long fringe along one end and both sides; other end, where tree border is missing, probably cut down, now hemmed. Selveges appear along handstitched center seam. A few breaks; no appreciable stains.
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