Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.277

Description

Beiderwand; red, navy, green, natural; fringe on 2 sides; 2 corner blocks; two loom widths joined; border on 3 sides of ferns, flowers, and eagles with the word "eagle" repeated under each eagle; centerfield of rows of stars and rosette clusters, 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

Breneman, Martin B.

Role

Weaver

Date made

1839

Place

County

York County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Notes

Woven for Sarah Spahr

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

3 Borders

Transcription

EAGLE

Material/Technique

Woven

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

MARTIN B/BRENEMAN/WASHINGTO/TOWNSHIP/YORK COUNT/PA.1839./SARAH/SPAHR.

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 314

Dimensions

Width

88 in

Length

93 in

Material

Cotton, Wool