Name/Title
CoverletEntry/Object ID
2017.2.002Description
Figured coverlet; undyed and blue cotton and blue, red, and olive wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Top hemmed sides and bottom fringed. Central motif consists of nine squares running three across and three down. Each square has four leafy flowers emanating from a small central star. Rosettes on straight stems fill the spaces between the leaves. Dividing the squares is a narrow diamond shapes geometric border. The border alternates a tulip style flower with a circular flower. These flowers rise from oak-like leaves with stylized acorns running along the inner edge of the leaf. The leaves with the circular flower have birds standing on the inner edge.Collection
Hawthorne Collection (ATHM)Acquisition
Accession
2017.2Credit Line
Transfer from the Hawthorne Collection upon the closing of the ATHM in Lowell, MA in 2017Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Schnell, JacobRole
WeaverDate made
1868Woven Textile Details
Weave Type
Tied BeiderwandNotes
2:1Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Cornerblock inscriptionLocation
LL, LR, UL, URTranscription
MANUFACTURED./BY./JACOB SCHNELL./NEAR./SHREWSBERRY./YORK./COUNTY./P.A./1868Material/Technique
WovenOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Old NumberOther Number
1998.59.24Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Needs to be measured