Name/Title
CoverletEntry/Object ID
2024.1.080Description
Red and green figured Beiderwand coverlet; seamless; star edged top border; distelfink border on three sides; applied fringe on three sides; Lilies of France with starburst centerfield pattern.
Samuel Beidler Musselman (c. 1802-1874) wove coverlets from 1837 to 1860 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. At no. 70, this is one of his earlier coverlets; the highest number recorded on an extant coverlet is no. 878, woven in 1853.Collection
Brian McCarl CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2024.1Source or Donor
McCarl FoundationAcquisition Method
DonationCredit Line
Gift of the McCarl Foundation.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Musselman, Samuel B[eidler]Role
WeaverDate made
1838Place
Town
MilfordCounty
Bucks CountyState/Province
PennsylvaniaCountry
United States of AmericaWoven Textile Details
Weave Type
Tied BeiderwandWarp
Average Warp Count
36Warp Colors
Blue, NaturalWarp Materials
CottonWeft
Weft Count
44Weft Colors
Green, Red, NaturalWeft Materials
Cotton, WoolNotes
2:1 warp ratioInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Cornerblock inscriptionLocation
LLTranscription
S.B.MUS/SELMAN/COVERLEt/WEAVER/MILFORD/BUCKS.CO/1838Material/Technique
WovenType
Cornerblock inscriptionLocation
LRTranscription
THIS/COVERLEt/BELONGS/TO ME/CatHaRINe/FRANCK/1838 NO 70Material/Technique
WovenLocation
Runs along bordersTranscription
PENNSYLVANOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Intake numberOther Number
9Dimensions
Width
80 inLength
93 inDimension Notes
3 in fringe on both sidesDimension Description
Pattern Unit Height
6-3/4 inWidth
6-3/4 in