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Rose in the Wilderness pattern woven in black and white
Coverlets, Cultural Objects

Rose in the Wilderness Coverlet (black & white)

People
Maker/Creator: Martha Ann “Mattie” Yates King
Date
1900-1910
Places
Stonewall, Check, Locust Grove District
Material/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 coverlet
Bio 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.