Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.124

Description

Tied Beiderwand style in red and white; no seam; fringe on three sides; centerfield has snowflake like designs with acorns; two side borders have potted roses joined in a vine-like pattern; bottom border seems to have a potted plant with a small animal (possibly a griffin ?) above the plant; corner blocks at two bottom sides with inscription

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

Haag, Jacob

Role

Weaver

Date made

1845

Place

Town

Emaus

County

Lehigh County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Notes

Woven for Marian Wieand

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

MADE.BY/J.HAAG/INEMAUS/FOR/MARIAN/WIEAND/1845

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No.

Dimensions

Width

80 in

Length

100 in

Material

Cotton, Wool