Object Details
Description
Fragment of a blue and white, cotton and wool, double woven coverlet, with an Irish chain design. The donor, Mrs. Laura M. Allen, was Director of Weaving in Mechanics' Institute, Rochester, N.Y.
Because of the donor, Mrs. Allen's, importance in teaching and preserving early handweaving, and the use of materials she collected in books on the subject, NMAH should keep the fragments she donated in the collection, as part of the national woven coverlet collection.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Laura M. Allen
ID Number
TE.T04906.000
catalog number
T04906.000
accession number
71965
Object Name
coverlet fragment
Measurements
overall: 16 in x 6 in; 40.64 cm x 15.24 cm
place made
United States
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_621769