Coverlet Jacket - M sesami-service Straight cut

Straight cut

Families slept under them

straight leg

not a factory — by a weaver working a flat loom with cotton and wool dyed from plants

Jacquard-woven furnishing textiles of this period were household objects of considerable value — the complexity of the weave structure made them expensive to produce

Coverlet Jacket - M sesami-service Straight cutOne of one 19th century USA Provenance Cut from a 19th century American overshot coverlet. Hand loomed with a technique using contrasting wool and cotton thread to create intricate geometric patterns, inspired by European designs and adapted to local traditions. The Making Overshot is one of the most demanding weaving structures in American folk textile history. The technique requires the weaver to "overshoot" the standard plain weave with a