Coverlet

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.018

Description

Red and green figured Tied Beiderwand coverlet; seamless; applied fringe on three sides; "partridge in a pear tree" border on three sides; floral medallions in a grid centerfield pattern. 1839, Solomon Kuter, Trexlertown, Lehigh County, Pa. For Lucy Ann Herman

Collection

Br. Sixtus Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Source or Donor

Davidick, Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J.

Acquisition Method

Donation

Credit Line

Given in memory of Br. Sixtus Demshock C.F.X. and in honor of Br. Sixtus Roslevich O.S.B. by Timothy and Sherryl Davidick & Sons.

Made/Created

Artist

Kuter, Solomon

Date made

1852

Place

Town

Trexlertown

County

Lehigh County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Notes

Woven for Lucy Ann [?]herman

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand 3:1

Warp

Average Warp Count

34

Warp Colors

Natural

Weft

Weft Count

51

Weft Colors

Red, Green, Natural

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL,LR

Transcription

MADE BY/S.KUTER/TREXLER/TOWN/LEHIGH CO./LUCY ANN/HERMAN./1839.