Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.186

Description

Beiderwand; navy, red, green, natural; two loom widths joined; self-fringe on sides; applied fringe on bottom; birds and flowers along border; 2 corner blocks; fringe on 3 sides; centerfield of flowers and stars

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

1837

Place

County

Bucks County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Notes

Woven for S. Surver

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Warp

Warp Colors

Natural

Warp Materials

Cotton

Weft

Weft Colors

Navy, Red, Green

Weft Materials

Cotton, Wool

Notes

2:1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

"New Britain town Buck Cou 1837 S Surver"

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 124

Dimensions

Width

85 in

Length

92 in

Dimension Notes

3 in fringe on three sides

Dimension Description

Pattern Unit

Height

6-3/4 in

Width

7-1/2 in