Coverlet

Woven Textile

Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.058

Description

light blue, red, natural, green; seamless; fringe on 3 sides; border on 3 sides with closing design of crisscross on 4th side; main border design is sunflowers in pots; second border on bottom side stating owner's name; corner block in all four corners with government buildings, stars, and inscription; centerfield has large starlike flowers enclosed in circles, 3 across, 3 down

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

Seifert & Co.

Role

Weaver

Date made

1830 - 1870

Place

Town

Mechanicsburg

County

Cumberland County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Notes

2:1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, UL, LR, UR

Transcription

SUPERIOR.COVERLETS./MANUFACTURED.THE./LATEST.FASHION.BY./SEIFERT.&CO.MECHANCIS-/BURG.CUMBERLAND. COUNTY./PENNSYLVANIA

Material/Technique

Woven

Type

Border inscription

Location

Repeats four times along bottom edge under the border.

Transcription

THE PROPERTY OF. FREDERICH. ASPER.

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

McCarl No. 168

Dimensions

Width

85 in

Length

95-1/2 in

Material

Cotton, Wool