Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.233

Description

navy, red, yellow figured Tied Beiderwand coverlet; fringe on 3 sides; top edge is folded over; two corner blocks; two loom widths joined by a center seam; border of leaves and grape vines; centerfield has rows of floral medallions, strips of color

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

Ardner, Jacob

Role

Weaver

Artist

Ardner, Michael

Role

Weaver

Date made

1854

Place

Town

Mount Vernon

County

Knox County

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Warp

Warp Colors

Blue, Natural

Warp Materials

Cotton

Weft

Weft Colors

Yellow, Red, Navy, Natural

Weft Materials

Cotton, Wool

Notes

2:1; center seam redone; top edge resewn with one inch hem

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

W+IN+MTVER/RNON+KMO/XCOUTY+/OHIO+/BY JACOB+/AND+/MICHAEL++/ARDNER+/1854+

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 158

Dimensions

Width

69-1/2 in

Length

82 in

Dimension Description

Pattern Unit

Height

6-1/2 in

Width

6-3/4 in