Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.185

Description

Beiderwand; green, yellow, orange, natural; applied fringe on 3 sides; 2 floral corner blocks (inscription across bottom); border of two rows of trees and flowers; floral centerfield, 2 panels center seem

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

1849

Place

County

Berks County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Notes

Woven for Catharina Hottenstein

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand 2:1

Warp

Warp Colors

Navy, Natural

Warp Materials

Cotton

Weft

Weft Colors

Natural, Red, Yellow, Green

Weft Materials

Cotton, Wool

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Border inscription

Location

six times across bottom

Transcription

1849 CATHARINA/HOTTENSTEIN

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No.

Dimensions

Width

92 in

Length

96 in

Material

Cotton, Wool