Object Details
maker
Reagan, Lizzie
Description
Lizzie Reagan wove this overshot coverlet in Tennessee in about 1930. It is made of cotton and wool, and woven in a design that is sometimes known as "Lee's Surrender." Lizzie Reagan was known as Aunt Lizzie, and was an expert on natural dyes. She was active in the movement to reintroduce "old" methods such as hand spinning and weaving at the Phi Beta Phi Settlement School in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Such schools were started in the 1880s by benevolent societies in an attempt to encourage and preserve the local material culture, and provide the local artists with income.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Patricia A. Erickson
date made
ca 1930
ID Number
1996.0120.01
catalog number
1996.0120.01
accession number
1996.0120
Object Name
coverlet, overshot
coverlet
Physical Description
overshot (overall production method/technique)
cotton (overall material)
wool (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 89 in x 69 in; 226.06 cm x 175.26 cm
place made
United States: Tennessee, Gatlinburg
United States: Tennessee
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Textiles
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1275869