Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.309

Description

Beiderwand; red, navy, natural, olive green; seamless, fringe on 3 sides; border on 3 of alternating leaf tree and flower tree; corner blocks LL, LR with inscription; centerfield of rows of large 8 petaled flowers with rows of diamonds 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

Marsteller, Thomas

Role

Weaver

Date made

1849

Place

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand 3:1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

MADE+BY+/T+MARST/ELLER+L+S/1849

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 195

Dimensions

Width

77 in

Length

94 in

Material

Cotton, Wool