"Weaver Rose" overshot coverlet fragment; Rhode Island
Object Details
- Rose, William Henry Harrison
- Description
- "Weaver Rose" overshot coverlet fragment; Rhode Island. All wool; tan and brown; 4-harness overshot coverlet weave: "Sunrise," woven by William Henry Harrison Rose, "Weaver Rose" Kingston, R. I.
- Because of the donor, Mrs. Allen's, importance in teaching and preserving early handweaving, and the use of materials she collected in books on the subject, NMAH should keep the fragments she donated in the collection, as part of the national woven coverlet collection.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Laura M. Allen
- ID Number
- TE.T04827.000
- catalog number
- T04827.000
- accession number
- 71965
- Object Name
- coverlet fragment
- Physical Description
- wool (overall material)
- overshot (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 7 1/2 in x 11 in; 19.05 cm x 27.94 cm
- place made
- United States: Rhode Island, Kingston
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Coverlets
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_621498
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-6945-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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