Object Number 2003.0025

Object Name

Bedcover (Coverlet)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Brenda Eleanor Fahs Beck

Creator (Role)

Sophie Babcock Dolittle (Maker)

Place of Origin

Townshend, Windham, Vermont, New England, United States, North America

Date

1820-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; one corner; "Grandfather raised sheep. / Grandmother spun wool / and wove blanket [rest is missing]" handwritten in ink on a fabric label stitched to one corner

Materials

Wool; Cotton

Techniques

Woven

Dimensions (inches)

92 (L) , 87 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

233.68 (L) , 220.98 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Davison, Marguerite Porter. A Handweaver's Pattern Book.
• See page 163 for similar "Abigail Steadman Coverlet" pattern