Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.070

Description

red, natural, bright blue, navy blue, baby blue; fringe on 3 sides; two loom widths joined; border on 3 sides, two are same, bottom is different; side borders are colonial style buildings; bottom border is drooping flowers in pots; centerfield has snowflakes and floral designs

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

Long, C.

Role

Weaver

Date made

1845

Place

Town

Amsterdam

County

Jefferson 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

C.LONG./AMSTER/DAM./JEFFERSON/COUNTY/OHIO./1845

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 222

Dimensions

Width

81 in

Length

90 in

Material

Cotton, Wool