Overshot "Snail Trail" Coverlet, Maryland; 19th C.

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Object Details

maker

Parker, Luara Catherine Farlow

Description

Overshot, red and white coverlet woven in the Snails Trail pattern--fringe on three sides. Said to be woven by the donors grandmother in Parsonsburg, Maryland.

Credit Line

Gift of Robert P. Fondes and Helen K. Fondes in loving memory of our mother Tabitha Parker Fondes (1889-1988) and her mother.

Date made

19th century

ID Number

1989.0609.001

accession number

1989.0609

catalog number

1989.0609.01

Object Name

Coverlet, overshot

Object Type

coverlets

Physical Description

overshot (overall production method/technique)

snail trail (overall pattern)

red (overall color)

white (overall color)

wool (overall material)

cotton (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 83 in x 66 in; 210.82 cm x 167.64 cm

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Home and Community Life: Textiles

Coverlets

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-eb21-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_214224