Object Details
- unknown
- Description
- This overshot coverlet is said to have been made by Lavina Rogers of Horse Creek, Tennessee, in 1833. It is made of cotton and wool, and is woven in what some call the "Braddocks Defeat" pattern. The coverlet appears to have been repaired, as the center seam and the hems are machine sewn with cotton sewing thread. There were very few female hand- weavers in 1833. In most cases women spun the yarn used in their coverlets, and commissioned a professional weaver to actually weave the coverlet.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Knowles A. Ryerson
- 1830-1840
- 1833
- ID Number
- TE.T14956
- catalog number
- T014956
- accession number
- 124301
- Object Name
- coverlet, overshot
- Physical Description
- overshot (overall production method/technique)
- cotton, wool (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 82 1/2 in x 71 in; 209.55 cm x 180.34 cm
- place made
- United States: Tennessee
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Coverlets
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1344431
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-956c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
