E528 Beautiful Geometric tri-colored Coverlet in great condition. We were fortunate to have also obtained a handwritten partial family provenance which came pinned to coverlet. According to the note, the family referred to this as the “Townsend” Counterpane, which is the surname of the maker, and the age to be over or about 100 years old. Please see photographs for full details. Measurements with fringe: 81” x 87”
Per the Coverlet Museum (http://www.coverletmuseum.org/coverlet.htm), “Coverlets are woven bedcovers, used as the topmost covering on a bed. The weaver worked on a loom to construct the textile itself one row at a time, and the pattern was woven in as part of the process. In comparison: A quilt is generally assembled from pre-existing cloth. A coverlet is made from scratch. Woven coverlets were popular in many states during the early-to-mid nineteenth century (1800s). Coverlets were woven by both men and women. One of the main types was called geometric. The pattern motifs in geometrics are based on circles and squares. Geometric coverlets were woven by both women and men. Women generally produced them for their own use at home, or for barter with a neighbor. However, since there wasn’t a loom (and all the related equipment) in every household, there were professional weavers as well – usually men – filling in the needs of the community.”
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