Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.017

Description

Figured coverlet; undyed cotton and red, blue, light blue, and olive wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Center seam joins two panels. Hemmed on top, sides and bottom fringed. The central motif consists of medallions of four roses alternating with an eight-pedaled floral motif. The coverlet is woven with varying horizontal bands of color. Border is along three sides and has a meandering grapevine motif. Secondary borders contain diamonds with a "bulb" shape hanging from the upper corner of the diamond.

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

Welty, John B.

Role

Weaver

Date made

1841

Place

County

Washington County

State/Province

Maryland

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

1998.59.42

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs to be measured

Material

Cotton, Wool