Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.248

Description

Beiderwand; red, navy, natural; fringe on 3 sides; two loom widths joined; triple border on 2 long sides of flower and star; double border and inscription on bottom border of same flower and star; corner blocks of tulip and year LL, LR; centerfield contains feather like leaf and stars; 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

Kaufman, John

Role

Weaver

Date made

1842

Notes

Woven for Sarah Major

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Border inscription

Location

bottom border

Transcription

SARAH.MAJOR/JOHN.KAUFMAN

Material/Technique

Woven

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL,LR

Transcription

1842

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No.

Dimensions

Width

83 in

Length

95 in

Material

Cotton, Wool