Coverlet

Woven Textile

Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.199

Description

Beiderwand; navy,red, green, natural; two loom widths joined; fringe on 3 sides; 2 corner blocks; only one block has inscription; border of leaves; centerfield of turnips and leaves in squares

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

Mann, Mathias

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Weaver

Date made

1830 - 1860

Notes

Woven for Susanna Bixler. [McCarl sheet says Ohio or Pennsylvania. More likely made on the border of Maryland and SE Pennsylvania.]

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Notes

2:1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

SUSANNA/BIXLER

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

McCarl No. 14

Material

Cotton, Wool