Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.008

Description

Figured coverlet; undyed and blue cotton and pink wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Center seam joins two panels. Hemmed at top, fringed on three sides. Central motif consists of sunbursts with a heart shaped flower in the center. The sunburst is surround by a wreath of lilies and foliage. Border on three sides depict birds looking away from one another. The birds are separated by foliage trees and rose bushes.

Collection

Hawthorne Collection (ATHM)

Category

Center medallion

Acquisition

Accession

2017.2

Credit Line

Transfer from the Hawthorne Collection upon the closing of the ATHM in Lowell, MA in 2017

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Klinhinz, John

Role

Weaver

Date made

1854

Place

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Double Weave

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Border inscription

Location

LL, LR, UL, UR

Transcription

1844

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1998.59.63

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs to be measured

Material

Cotton, Wool