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Maker(s):Merriman, Elijah
Culture:American
Title:coverlet
Date Made:1827
Type:Bedding
Materials:textile: off-white or undyed cotton; dark and light blue worsted wool
Place Made:Massachusetts: Northfield
Measurements:Overall: 90 1/2 in x 88 in; 229.9 cm x 223.5 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2021.17
Credit Line:Gift in honor of Marion Grout Nau
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Floatwork-woven coverlet, possibly woven by Elijah Merriman of Northfield, Massachusetts, on the occasion of his daughter Rebecca's marriage to Flavel Stockwell of Gill, Massachusetts, in 1827. Off-white cotton, pale yellow and blue worsted wool. Wool/worsted fringe on three sides.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Cotton; Wool

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