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Bedcover (Summer and winter coverlet)
1810-1860
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Wool
Museum Object Number
2005.0029
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Betsy Douglas
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Object Number
2005.0029
Object Name
Bedcover (Summer and winter coverlet)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1810-1860
Materials
- Cotton
- Wool
Techniques
- Woven
Dimensions (inches)
67 (W) x 92.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
170.18 (W) x 234.95 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Burnham, Dorothy K. 1980 Warp and Weft: a Textile Terminology. 216.
• See p. 137 for definition of summer and winter weave: "A weft-patterned weave with a tabby ground and a supplementary pattern weft which moves over or under the ground in three-thread floats."