Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.259

Description

Double weave; navy, white; seamless; fringe on 4 sides; 4 corner blocks with inscription and leaves; border of eagles, stars, and government buildings or domes; centerfield contains six small floral medallions with flowers in between; appears to be a reproduction because it is unusually small, soft, and loosely woven

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

Date made

circa 1980

Notes

Modern reproduction of a New York coverlet.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, UL, UR, LR

Transcription

AGRICUL/TURE&MAN/UFACTURES./ARE THE FOUND/ATION OF/OUR INDE/PENDENCE./JULY 4./1825

Material/Technique

Woven

Type

Border inscription

Location

Name repeats along bottom edge, "General Lafayette" below corner blocks

Transcription

EVER:WAGMAN. GENL LAFAYETTE

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 321

Dimensions

Width

47-1/2 in

Length

70 in

Material

Cotton