Coverlet

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.130

Description

Figured coverlet; undyed and dark blue cotton and blue, red, and green wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Hemmed at top, fringe attached to tree sides. Central motif consists of a stylized sun medallion with a quatrefoil at its center. Tasseled swags surround the medallion, as do stylized flowers. In the corners of the center field there are large leaves with a heart shaped flower. Border consists of leaves framed in a rectangular shape, separated in the center by structure pillared arbor. Under the arbor, there is an urn. Framing the border on top is a zigzag line; on the bottom are diamonds connected by a line. Corner blocks contain a tulip medallion.

Collection

ATHM Collection

Category

Center medallion

Acquisition

Accession

2017.1

Source or Donor

American Textile History Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Credit Line

Transfer from the ATHM in Lowell, MA upon its closing in 2017

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Fehr & Keck

Role

Weaver

Place

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Notes

Ribless

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Border inscription

Location

Lower edge

Transcription

FEHR & KECK MANUFACTURER.EMAUS.PA.

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

1995.144

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

2004.98.34

Dimensions

Width

77 in

Length

92 in