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Coverlets, Cultural Objects
Rose in the Wilderness Coverlet (black & white)
People
Maker/Creator: Martha Ann “Mattie” Yates KingDate
1900-1910Places
Stonewall, Check, Locust Grove DistrictMaterial/Medium
Cotton and wool
Specifications
- Rose in the Wilderness pattern
- Colors: black, gray, white
- Dimensions: 89 x 64 inches
- Two panels (32 inches wide) joined and hemmed by hand
- Pattern is very nearly matched
Description
This lightweight overshot coverlet is one of two in our collection woven by Mattie Yates King using the “Rose in the Wilderness” pattern.
Keywords
overshot coverletBio Sketch
Mattie Yates’ 1897 marriage to Thomas Merritt King was not recorded in the family Bible due to the objections of her father and older sister Virginia. Thomas King was first married to Mattie’s sister Sally who had died in 1889, leaving three children. Mattie wove five coverlets, one for each of her sister’s children plus the two she and Thomas had together. Effie K. Brown was the youngest child in the family.