"Pine Trees and Snowballs" Geometric Coverlet, 1800-1880
THF99277 / "Pine Trees and Snowballs" Geometric Coverlet, 1800-1880
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Artifact Overview
A coverlet is a decorative bedcovering--usually made of cotton and wool--woven on a loom. Geometric designs like the stylized pine trees and snowballs seen on this coverlet were popular until the 1830s when the Jacquard loom's innovative technology made weaving "figured and fancy" coverlets easier and cheaper. The Jacquard loom was patented in France in 1804 and arrived in America in the mid-1820s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Coverlet
Date Made
1800-1880
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2007.72.9
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
Red
Dimensions
Width: 75 in (Two 38.25 inch panels.)
Length: 91.5 in
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