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United States

Coverlet

1820s/30s
Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts (overshot) and extended supplementary patterning weft fringe; bottom edged with wool, plain weave with extended ground weft fringe; embroidered with wool in cross stitches
238.1 × 87.6 cm (93.7 × 34.5 in)

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