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Coverlet fragment

Squares with various geometric fillings formed by dark blue pattern wefts on a cloth ground of undyed cotton. Reversible.

Credit: Gift of Ohio State Museum...

early 19th century
Medium: wool, cotton Technique: plain weave with supplementary weft patterning (overshot)
1953-114-6
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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