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Bedspread

Object Name:
Bedspread
Object ID:
1967.550
Date:
1810-1860
Description:
Coverlet. Overshot. Handwoven in dark olive green and dull orange wool yarns and white cotton yarns. The pattern resembles alternating squares of predominately green/orange checks and squares of all three colors woven in a lozenge pattern. A border of diamond lozenges is woven around three sides. The coverlet is seamed up the center; there is some distortion from matching the woven pattern. The top edge is hemmed; the bottom edge is self-fringed; the left side has an attached fringe, and the right side is selvedge.
Material:
Textile
Wool
Cotton
Dimensions:
W-82.5 L-95.25 inches
Provenance:
No additional information known.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Bedspreads, Weaving
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