Bedspread

Object Name:

Bedspread

Object ID:

1972.027

Date:

1800-1850

Description:

Coverlet. Overshot, woven with dark blue wool and white cotton yarns. The woven pattern resembles a block of four white squares sashed with blue squares, and white squares at the intersections of the sashing. The colors are reversed on the opposite side. The coverlet is seamed up the center; each panel has a sevledge width of about 36 inches. The top and bottom edges are hemmed; the sides are selvedge.

Material:

Textile
Wool
Cotton

Dimensions:

W-78 L-84.5 inches

Provenance:

Said to have been in donor's family for years.

Credit Line:

Gift of Stuart J. Drake

People:

Drake, Stuart J. (1906-1999)

Subjects:

Bedspreads, Weaving