Coverlet

Woven Textile

Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.037

Description

single weave; gold, red, natural; two loom widths joined; fringe on 3 sides; central medallion motif; repeating grapevine and star border; signature corner blocks on LL LR

Collection

Foster and Muriel McCarl Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2008.1

Source or Donor

McCarl, Foster & Muriel

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

gift of Foster & Muriel McCarl

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Ardner, Jacob

Role

Weaver

Artist

Ardner, Michael

Role

Weaver

Date made

1852

Place

County

Knox County

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Notes

2:1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

W.IN.MOUN/TVERNON.K/NOXCOUNT/Y.OHIO.BY.J/ACOB.AND./MICHAIL.A/RDNER 1852

Translation

"W[oven] in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio by Jacob and Michail Ardner, 1852"

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

McCarl No. 273

Dimensions

Width

75-1/2 in

Length

86 in

Material

Cotton, Wool