Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2024.1.079

Description

Red and natural figured Tied Beiderwand coverlet; seamless; applied fringe on bottom; self-fringe on sides; scrollwork border on three sides. Floral center medallion pattern with 8-point star in circle at center.

Collection

Brian McCarl Collection

Category

Center medallion

Acquisition

Accession

2024.1

Source or Donor

McCarl Foundation

Acquisition Method

Donation

Credit Line

Gift of the McCarl Foundation.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Morgan, William Smiley

Role

Weaver

Date made

1872

Place

Township

Jenner Twp.

County

Somerset County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand 3:1

Warp

Average Warp Count

30

Warp Colors

Natural, Blue

Warp Materials

Cotton

Weft

Weft Count

38

Weft Colors

Natural, Red

Weft Materials

Cotton, Wool

Notes

3:1 symmetric

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Each corner of centerfield

Transcription

Wm.S./MORGAN./SOMERSET/CO.1872

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Intake number

Other Number

95

Dimensions

Width

80-1/2 in

Length

77 in

Dimension Notes

2 in fringe on three sides