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Coverlet

Coverlet
Object name 
Coverlet
Date 
1800-1850
Medium 
Wool
Dimensions 
Overall: 87 x 54 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 221 x 138.4 x 0.6 cm )
Description 
Plaid-patterned blue and white woven wool coverlet; two vertical sections hand-stitched together and hemmed at top and bottom; "PC/P C" cross-stitched at lower right.
Credit Line 
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number 
1941.1026
Marks 
cross-stitched: at lower right: "PC/P C"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.