Coverlet - Overshot
n.d.
94 in. x 108 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Household Object
Medium and Support:
wool
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum
Accession Number:
X1972.146
A linsey-woolsey coverlet woven of blue woolen threads and white linen threads. This type of coverlet was woven on an overshot loom. Because the coverlet was wider than the loom, it was made in two pieces and then seamed together in the middle.