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Old 08-29-2014, 10:13 AM
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Jan in VA
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These are called 'overshot' coverlets and often date from the 1700s, Colonial times, and were prevalent all over the country at that time. There were many patterns and varying degrees of complexity and color. We still see these being made today.

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