Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.012

Description

Figured coverlet; undyed and blue cotton and red, blue, and green wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Center seam joins two panels. Hemmed top, fringed sides and bottom. Central motif consists of elliptical rose and leaf medallions alternating with a foliage motif. The border, which is on three sides, has a chain of roses and leaves and is framed by a line of small swags and tassels. Upon each rose within the border sits a bird.

Collection

Hawthorne Collection (ATHM)

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

Kump, Andrew

Role

Weaver

Date made

1849

Place

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Notes

2:1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1998.59.14

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs to be measured

Material

Cotton, Wool