Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.288

Description

Beiderwand; navy, red, green, natural; two loom widths joined; fringe on 3 sides; border on 3 sides; bottom of roses and leaves, sides of roses and distelfinks; two corner locks with 3 stars above names; centerfield contains rows of rosette clusters, starry medallions, leaves, and octagonal medallions, strips of color see 2008.001.0289

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

Kachel, John

Role

Weaver

Date made

1847

Place

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Notes

Woven for Maria Brinley

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Notes

2:1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

M+BYJOHN/KACHEL/MARIA/BRINLEY/1847

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 341

Dimensions

Width

85 in

Length

99 in

Material

Cotton, Wool