Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.253

Description

Beiderwand; red, navy, green, natural; two loom widths joined; fringe on 3 sides; no corner blocks; bottom border has inscription; side borders have birds and vines and tree trunks; centerfield contains flowers 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

Schwartz, John

Role

Weaver

Date made

1838

Place

Town

York

County

York County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Notes

2:1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Border inscription

Location

bottom border

Transcription

JOHN.SCHWARTZ YORK 1838

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 142

Dimensions

Width

75 in

Length

87 in

Material

Cotton, Wool