Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.063

Description

navy, red, red, green, natural; 2 corner blocks with inscription; fringe on 3 sides; seamless; border 3 sides with geometric like flowers inside squares; centerfield of large bell shaped flowers in groups of four

Collection

Foster and Muriel McCarl Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2008.1

Source or Donor

McCarl, Foster & Muriel

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

gift of Foster & Muriel McCarl

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Beaver, Nicholas

Role

Weaver

Date made

1830 - 1860

Place

County

Bedford County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Notes

Made: Keagy's Factory

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand 3:1

Notes

3:1 symmetrical

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

MADE-BY/N.BEAVER/KEAGY.S/FACTORY/BEDFORD/COUNTY./PENNA.

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 189

Dimensions

Width

78 in

Length

85 in

Material

Cotton, Wool