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Culture:American
Title:coverlet
Date Made:1836
Type:Bedding
Materials:textile: wool
Place Made:United States
Measurements:overall: 87 x 84 in.; 220.98 x 213.36 cm
Accession Number:  HD F.810
Credit Line:Gift of Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Woven wool coverlet wool in blue and white, which has a tag read, "Mrs. W. S. Lewis 184." The coverlet has a close pattern of flowers in the center field, bordered by another flower and leaf pattern; and variant of the American eagle and shield taken from the Great Seal of the United States adopted by the Continental Congress in 1782 and the date "1836" in the repeat pattern. This coverlet is similar to coverlet, HD F.809.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Wool

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