Bedspread
- Object Name:
- Bedspread
- Object ID:
- 1975.074.11 a
- Creator:
- Little, Jane (1800-1877)
Weaver - Place of Origin:
- Boscawen, NH
- Date:
- 1815-1840
- Description:
- Coverlet Fragment. Woven by Jane Little (1800-1877) of Boscawen, NH; 1815-1840. Summer and winter overshot weave; design is worked in light olive green and tan wool yarns and white cotton yarns, features a square block with a grid in the center and ovals at the corners; the ovals have an X through them. This block is sashed with striped rows, which form blocks where they intersect. Panel .a has fringe applied to one side; the top is hemmed and the bottom is self-fringed. The other long side is selvedge. Separated up the center seam so that it is now in two panels. (see 1975.74.11b and 12).
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-44.5 L-89 inches
- Provenance:
- According to family tradition the coverlet was woven and used by Jane (Little) Gerrish (1800-1877) of Boscawen, NH. It was inherited by Mabel A. Gerrish (1878-1974), who bequeathed it to her daughter, the donor, Elizabeth S. Werner.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Elizabeth Sewall Page Werner
- Subjects:
- Sewing, Bedspreads, Weaving, Coverlet, Home-woven, Handwork
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