coverlet; overshot; "Star and Table;" 1875-1900; Pennsylvania

This red, blue, white, and green overshot coverlet woven with cotton and wool yarns was woven in Pennsylvania by the donor’s grandmother in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania. The donor’s grandmother died in 1943 at the age of 83, meaning that this coverlet was likely woven sometime in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. The pattern is "Star and Table" and similar to both the “Granite State" and "King’s Flower” patterns. The coverlet was woven as one length, cut, folded back on itself, and cotton thread was used to sew the center seam, and to attach the tape fringe.

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