- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- ca. 1800
- Medium
- dye on cotton and wool
- Dimensions
- H x W (coverlet): 28 3/4 × 102 in. (73 × 259.1 cm)
- Description
- A cream and blue coverlet woven by an unidentified enslaved person in the James River area of Virginia. The coverlet is composed of indigo dyed cotton and wool. The weave pattern, known as a Pine Cone Bloom or Gentleman's Fancy pattern, consists of squares of a geometric circular pattern surrounded by squares with an oval-shaped linear motif. The fabric is discolored with frayed edges.
- Place collected
- Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Textiles and Quilts
- Type
- coverlets
- Topic
- Craftsmanship
- Design
- Domestic life
- Slavery
- Textile design
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




