Bedspread

Object Name:: Bedspread
Object ID:: 1957.028 a-b
Date:: 1810-1850
Description:: Coverlet. Brown, blue, tan, and cream color plaid, hand-woven wool with fringe on ends, in two pieces. a. Coverlet panel. One of two identical but separate plaid wool coverlet loom widths. Handwoven homespun plaid huckaback or spot weave of two-ply S Twist brown, tan, light blue and undyed wool yarns. Top and bottom finished with 2.5". Sides selvedges. White twill tape label with orange writing stitched to one corner, "PARKER" followed by numbers. b. Coverlet panel; identical to a. White twill tape label with writing in orange stitched to one corner, "PARKER" followed by numbers. Machine darned on one corner. Patch of brown and black striped plain weave wool. Both panels originally owned by Ann Abbott.
Material:: Textile
Wool
Dimensions:: W-39.5 L-90 inches
Provenance:: Gift of Elizabeth A. Parker (1881-1967) of Concord. Originally owned by Ann Abbott Parker (1813-1908), grandmother of donor, and possibly by her mother Eliza Abbott (1787-1870), great grandmother of donor.
Credit Line:: Gift of Ellizabeth A. Parker
People:: Abbott, Eliza (1787-1870), Abbott, Ann (1813-1908), Parker, Elizabeth A. (1881-1967)
Subjects:: Sewing, Bedspreads, Textiles, Weaving, Wool, Spinning, Blankets, Bedding