Central New York Coverlet, 1853
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A coverlet is a decorative bedcovering--usually made of cotton and wool--woven on a loom. Most fancy coverlets were woven in two panels and joined at the middle with a sewn seam. However, this coverlet has no seam, indicating that its weaver had a very wide loom capable of producing a fabric with a width of almost 87 inches.
A coverlet is a decorative bedcovering--usually made of cotton and wool--woven on a loom. Most fancy coverlets were woven in two panels and joined at the middle with a sewn seam. However, this coverlet has no seam, indicating that its weaver had a very wide loom capable of producing a fabric with a width of almost 87 inches.
Artifact
Coverlet
Date Made
1853
Creators
Unknown
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Woven by an unknown central New York weaver
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On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Platform
Object ID
2007.72.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Fred & Margaret Brusher Family.
Material
Cotton (Textile)
Wool (Textile)
Technique
Weaving
Color
Beige (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Width: 86.75 in (Single panel.)
Length: 93.75 in
Inscriptions
bottom right front of coverlet: 1853