Coverlet

Woven Textile

Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.211

Description

Double weave; blue, red and natural; centerfield has alternating strips of large rosettes, flowers, leaf and snowflake patterns; double railroad border on two sides and single border at top and bottom consisting of an engine, multiple trains, coal tender with a man on engine and number "240" woven into side of tender; double cornerblock at all four corners that consists of a man's head in profile with "Hemfield Rail Road" around the head.

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

Date made

1830 - 1870

Place

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Notes

Attributed to this location.

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Double Weave

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

LL, UL, UR, LR replicated twice each location

Transcription

HEMFIELD/RAILROAD

Material/Technique

Woven

Type

Border inscription

Location

All 4 sides, 2 rows high

Transcription

No 240

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

McCarl No. 350

Dimensions

Width

74 in

Length

85 in

Material

Cotton, Wool

Web Links and URLs

National Museum of American History