Coverlet photograph

Name/Title

Coverlet photograph

Entry/Object ID

CDP 24.3.AW004

Description

Blue and white all-cotton doubleweave coverlet with borders on two sides with stylized trees. A few small brownish spots; 86 x 102”. The coverlet is a modern reproduction. It was believed to have belonged to Elizabeth Barkley (1802-1880), daughter of Rosina Gohn and Jacob Barkley of Chanceford Township, York County and later Somerset Township, Somerset County and passed down through the family to Louise Irwin around 1981. Around 1823, Elizabeth Barkley married John Adam Flick (1796-1874), a farmer of Somerset Township (later Jefferson Township when it was established in 1847), Somerset County.

Collection

Coverlet Documentation Project, Ankeney-Woods Collection

Acquisition

Notes

Photographed and documented 11/06/24

Dimensions

Width

86 in

Length

102 in

Color

Blue, White