Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.280

Description

Beiderwand; navy, pink, yellow, natural; two loom widths joined; 2 corner blocks; fringe on 3 sides; long side borders of chickens over swag and flowers; bottom border of distelfinks and swag; centerfield contains rows of rosette clusters and floral medallions, 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

Fisher, Daniel

Role

Weaver

Artist

Fisher, Levi

Role

Weaver

Date made

1847

Place

Town

South Bend

County

St. Joseph County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Notes

2:1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

FEAR+GOD+/AND+KEEP+/HIS+COMMA/NDMENTS+/SOUTH/BEND/1847

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 361

Dimensions

Width

76 in

Length

88 in

Material

Cotton, Wool