Object Details
- Alcock, Jane
- Description
- According to family information, Jane Alcock made this counterpane in a convent school in England a few years before running away to Barbados and marrying William Atlee (1696-1744) on June 1, 1734. A few weeks later the couple settled in Philadelphia. Jane was born in 1695 in England and died in 1777 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- The scrollwork-and-flower design is appliquéd, held in place by a linen-thread cord, on a dark blue satin ground. The elegant counterpane remained in the family until its donation in 1985.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Merriam
- 1720-1734
- ID Number
- 1985.0154.01
- catalog number
- 1985.0154.01
- accession number
- 1985.0154
- Object Name
- counterpane
- coverlet
- Physical Description
- fabric, silk, satin weave (overall material)
- thread, silk (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 93 in x 65 in; 236 cm x 165 cm
- place made
- United Kingdom: England
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- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Art
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- Quilts
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_556197
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-5be4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
