Peace and Plenty Coverlet, 1846
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A coverlet is a decorative bedcovering--usually made of cotton and wool--woven on a loom. This "Peace and Plenty" coverlet expresses the optimism of a young America. This popular sentiment and the bird-and-bush Pennsylvania German border motif were used by a number of coverlet weavers, but were combined with different centerfield designs.
A coverlet is a decorative bedcovering--usually made of cotton and wool--woven on a loom. This "Peace and Plenty" coverlet expresses the optimism of a young America. This popular sentiment and the bird-and-bush Pennsylvania German border motif were used by a number of coverlet weavers, but were combined with different centerfield designs.
Artifact
Coverlet
Date Made
1846
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On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Platform
Object ID
2007.72.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Fred & Margaret Brusher Family.
Material
Cotton (Textile)
Wool (Textile)
Technique
Tying
Weaving
Color
Beige (Color)
Blue
Pink (Color)
Dimensions
Width: 81.25 in (Including integral fringe. Two 40.5 inch panels, joined.)
Length: 100 in (Including integral fringe.)
Inscriptions
in corner blocks: PEACE / AND / PLENTY / 1846.