Coverlet

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.212

Description

Double weave; red, blue; center medallion; seamless; fringe on 3 sides; 2 corner blocks; border of circles, scroll-like shapes, flowers, leaves, corn; centerfield has triangles, circles of leaves, crosses with a dot in the middle, ferns; medallion is a circle of leaves, squares, and circles within circles and a dot

Collection

Foster and Muriel McCarl Collection

Category

Center medallion

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

Hausman, Ephraim

Role

Weaver

Date made

1830 - 1870

Place

Town

Trexlertown

County

Lehigh County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Warp

Warp Colors

Blue

Warp Materials

Cotton

Weft

Weft Colors

Blue, Red

Weft Materials

Cotton, Wool

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

MADE.BY/E.HAUS/MAN./TREXLER/TOWN./TREXLER/TOWN. /1858 included in LR

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 30

Dimensions

Width

73 in

Length

91 in