Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.256

Description

Beiderwand; red, navy, green, natural; seamless; fringe on 3 sides; 2 corner blocks; border of flowers, leaves, and eagles with shields; centerfield contains rows of floral medallions, strips of color

Collection

Foster and Muriel McCarl Collection

Category

Embroidered Initials

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, Solomon

Role

Weaver

Date made

1837

Place

Town

Trexlertown

County

Lehigh County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Notes

Woven for M. E. E.

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand 3:1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Cornerblock inscription

Location

LR

Transcription

MADE.BY/S.HAUS/MAN./TREXLER/TOWN./1837

Material/Technique

Woven

Type

Border inscription

Location

LL

Transcription

MADE.BY/S.HAUS.MAN./TREXLER/TOWN/FOR.M.E.E.

Notes

Initials M.E.E. embroidered

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 148

Dimensions

Width

80 in

Length

91 in

Material

Cotton, Wool