Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.040

Description

Tied overshot (starwork) coverlet; navy, red, natural; two loom widths joined; fringe on 3 sides; repeating tree border; central floral motif; 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

Kuter, Solomon

Role

Weaver

Date made

1834

Place

Town

Trexlertown

County

Lehigh County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Notes

Woven for G. Breinig

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Starwork

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

S. KUTER -/TREXLER/TOWN./1834./G.BREINIG

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 267

Dimensions

Width

69-1/2 in

Length

94 in

Material

Cotton, Wool