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Overshot coverlet made by an unidentified weaver near Edgefield, South Carolina

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Created by

    Unidentified

    Description

    This dark brown, pink, and off-white overshot coverlet was hand woven on a four-harness loom with six treadles using a single-ply z-spun undyed cotton warp and weft with supplementary single-ply z-spun wool weft dyed brown and pink. The colored wool supplementary weft creates a striped geometric design that is mirrored on the reverse. There are three identical panels machine-stitched selvage to selvage to form the coverlet, with rolled hems on the exterior edges. There is no border pattern for the outside sections. The wool is colored brown using an iron-tannate dye, while the pink colored wool is colored with an aniline dye.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Claudia Durst Johnson

    Date

    1860s

    Object number

    2014.202

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    coverlets

    Medium

    cotton and wool

    Dimensions

    H x W: 94 1/4 × 82 in. (239.4 × 208.3 cm)

    Place made

    Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Textiles and Quilts

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Craftsmanship
    Domestic life
    Slavery

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58d5439dc-0284-41a2-94b0-e4836bc66d30

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2014.202

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