Name/Title
CoverletEntry/Object ID
2008.1.293Description
Beiderwand; navy, red, green, natural; seamless; two corner blocks with different inscriptions; diamond border on all 4 sides with four flowers in each corner; flower and vase inner border on 3 sides (all but top); centerfield of rows of floral medallions, strips of color
Musselman No. 481Collection
Foster and Muriel McCarl CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2008.1Source or Donor
McCarl, Foster & MurielAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
gift of Foster & Muriel McCarlMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Musselman, Samuel B[eidler]Role
WeaverDate made
1847Place
Township
Hilltown TownshipCounty
Bucks CountyState/Province
PennsylvaniaCountry
United States of AmericaNotes
Woven for David BennerWoven Textile Details
Weave Type
Tied Beiderwand 4:1Warp
Warp Colors
NaturalWarp Materials
CottonWeft
Weft Colors
Natural, Navy, Red, GreenWeft Materials
Cotton, WoolInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Cornerblock inscriptionLocation
LL, LRTranscription
S.B. MUS/SELMAN/COVERLET/WEAVER/HILTAUN/BUCKS.CO/No. 681Material/Technique
WovenType
Cornerblock inscriptionLocation
LRTranscription
THIS/COVERLET/BELONGS/TO/DAVID/BENNER/1847Material/Technique
WovenType
Border inscriptionTranscription
PENNSYLVANOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
McCarl No. 326