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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9882358, member: 8267"]Thank you for the additional photos. They are not focused as well as might be ideal, but I think the yarns look like they may be handspun, with variations in the thickness of the threads. It looks like the foundation warp and weft are also "singles" (only one twisted thread). The pattern weft (the fluffier lengths floating over the surface to create the design) may be 2-ply (hard to tell). The long fringe yarns are definitely plied from more than one thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>I cannot see if any of the photos you have posted include a seam between the sections. Can you see the stitches where they are joined? The fact that the coverlet has been assembled in sections may indicate that the weaver was working on quite a narrow loom, which would be typical of 18th - early 19th century handlooms. Just to clarify - there are two panels running the length of the coverlet in the middle, two narrower side panels/borders running parallel, and another section running across the width at the top (or foot) of the coverlet? And is the fringe on all four sides? (Sometimes in early coverlets the fringe is only on the sides and bottom. Don't want to tickle your chin while sleeping).</p><p><br /></p><p>So far, I don't see any features that would disprove a date consistent with the family history. But I would like to see good photos of some of the stitching at the seams, if possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take a look at the analysis of a somewhat similar coverlet in the link I posted above. It gives a good explanation of some of the history of American overshot coverlets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9882358, member: 8267"]Thank you for the additional photos. They are not focused as well as might be ideal, but I think the yarns look like they may be handspun, with variations in the thickness of the threads. It looks like the foundation warp and weft are also "singles" (only one twisted thread). The pattern weft (the fluffier lengths floating over the surface to create the design) may be 2-ply (hard to tell). The long fringe yarns are definitely plied from more than one thread. I cannot see if any of the photos you have posted include a seam between the sections. Can you see the stitches where they are joined? The fact that the coverlet has been assembled in sections may indicate that the weaver was working on quite a narrow loom, which would be typical of 18th - early 19th century handlooms. Just to clarify - there are two panels running the length of the coverlet in the middle, two narrower side panels/borders running parallel, and another section running across the width at the top (or foot) of the coverlet? And is the fringe on all four sides? (Sometimes in early coverlets the fringe is only on the sides and bottom. Don't want to tickle your chin while sleeping). So far, I don't see any features that would disprove a date consistent with the family history. But I would like to see good photos of some of the stitching at the seams, if possible. Take a look at the analysis of a somewhat similar coverlet in the link I posted above. It gives a good explanation of some of the history of American overshot coverlets.[/QUOTE]
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