Pennsylvania coverlet; doublecloth; c. 1857

Photograph

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Pennsylvania coverlet; doublecloth; c. 1857

Entry/Object ID

CDP 25.3.KBRW750

Description

Red and brown figured doublecloth coverlet with border on three sides and self-fringe on two sides. One panel. Woven circa 1857 for the Hempfield Railroad, which operated between Wheeling, WV and Greensburg, PA via Pittsburgh.

Collection

Kitty Bell and Ron Walter Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1857

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Border inscription

Location

In each train along top, bottom, and right sides

Transcription

No 240

Notes

Most legible on right side

Color

Red, Brown