Bedspread
- Object Name:
- Bedspread
- Object ID:
- 1965.024.01
- Place of Origin:
- Gonic, NH/Rochester, NH
- Date:
- 1825-1850
- Description:
- Coverlet. Double-woven, in a pattern of four-pointed stars within a diamond grid; the background color is dark blue wool and the stars are worked in shades of red and white cotton. On the reverse, the pattern appears as blue four-pointed star designs within a red and white check pattern. A woven border on three sides has a pattern of repeating chevrons. The coverlet is seamed up the center and the pattern is well matched. The top edge is hemmed, and the bottom edge is self-fringed. The sides are selvedge.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-67.25 L-81 inches
- Provenance:
- History of ownership in Whitehall Family, Gonic, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Whitehall Family
- Subjects:
- Sewing, Bedspreads, Textiles, Weaving
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