Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.299

Description

Beiderwand; navy, red, green, natural; 2 loom widths joined; fringe on 3 sides; border on 3 sides of flowery vine; 2 corner blocks; centerfield is rows of large cabbage roses with other flower clusters in rows between, 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

Van Gordon, William H.

Role

Weaver

Date made

1852

Place

Town

Covington

County

Miami County

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand 2:1

Warp

Warp Colors

Natural, Blue

Warp Materials

Cotton

Weft

Weft Colors

Natural, Navy, Red, Green

Weft Materials

Wool, Cotton

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

'S./COVERLET./WM.H.VAN/GORDON./WEAVER/COVINGTON/MIAMI. CO./OHIO.1852.

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 10

Dimensions

Width

73-1/4 in

Length

86 in

Dimension Notes

3 in fringe on three sides