Overshot "Snail Trail" Coverlet, Maryland; 19th C.
Object Details
- 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.
- 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
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Coverlets
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_214224
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-eb21-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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