Coverlet

Woven Textile

Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.072

Description

navy, red, natural, green; fringe on 3 sides; border on 3 sides with closing design of crisscross on 4th side, main border design sunflowers in pots; second border on bottom side stating owner's name; 4 corner blocks with government buildings, stars, and inscriptions; centerfield has large star like 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

Manufacturer

Seifert & Co.

Date made

1846 - 1849

Place

Town

Mechanicsburg

County

Cumberland County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Notes

Woven for Sarah A. Anderson

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Notes

2:1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

UL, UR, LL, LR

Transcription

SUPERIOUR.COVERLETS./MANUFACTURED.THE./LATEST.FASHION.BY./ SEIFERT.&CO.MECHANICS/BURG.CUMBERLAND.COUNtY/PENNSYLVANIA

Material/Technique

Woven

Type

Border inscription

Location

Repeated four times below bottom border

Transcription

THE PROPERTY OF. SARAH. A. ANDERSON.

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

McCarl No. 230

Dimensions

Width

87 in

Length

98 in

Material

Cotton, Wool