Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.089

Description

red, navy, green, natural; centerfield mixture of stars and grapevines interlocking and maple leaves; border 3 sides and fringe 3 sides; colonial style house, distelfink birds and flowers and trees; 2 corner blocks; 2 loom widths joined

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

Hesse, L.

Role

Weaver

Date made

1844

Place

Town

Somerset

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Notes

Woven for L. K.

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Notes

Ribless

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

L. K./SOMERSET/OHIO.1844./L.HESSE./WEAVER.

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 249

Dimensions

Width

72-1/2 in

Length

92-1/2 in

Material

Cotton, Wool