Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.114

Description

Beiderwand; red, navy, light blue, natural; two loom widths joined; fringe on 3 sides; border of grapevines on 2 lengths and border of distelfinks on bottom; centerfield has rosette clusters, flowers, and stars; two corner blocks

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

Williams, John T.

Role

Weaver

Date made

1834

Place

Town

Mechanicsburg

County

Cumberland County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand 4:1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

JOHN T./WILLI/AMS./MECHAN/ICKSBURG/PENNSYL/VANIA./1834.

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 279

Dimensions

Width

82 in

Length

97 in

Material

Cotton, Wool