1860 (approx.)
Coverlet, partial
Navy blue (wool, 2 colors) and cream (linen?) overshot coverlet, partial; 33 1/2" x 36"; one selvedge edge (whip stitched with same linen yarn for security, one rolled hem edge that badly torn and frayed and one side and 2 cut edges - suspect rest of piece was badly damaged; well worn in many locations`` Accession card notes - “pattern is similar to "Tennessee Trouble". See p.92 in "A Book of Handwoven Coverlets" by Eliza Calvert Hall”
Provenance:
Trabue, elsie of Storrs CT
Construction Label:
Overshot
1966T 1860.11
Navy blue (wool, 2 colors) and cream (linen?) overshot coverlet, partial; 33 1/2" x 36"; one selvedge edge (whip stitched with same linen yarn for security, one rolled hem edge that badly torn and frayed and one side and 2 cut edges - suspect rest of piece was badly damaged; well worn in many locations`` Accession card notes - “pattern is similar to "Tennessee Trouble". See p.92 in "A Book of Handwoven Coverlets" by Eliza Calvert Hall”
Provenance:
Trabue, elsie of Storrs CT
Construction Label:
Overshot
1966T 1860.11