Coverlet

Woven Textile

Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.327

Description

Double weave; two loom widths joined; natural, pink/salmon; navy; no fringe; border on 3 sides, on long sides are distelfinks, churches with weather vanes, and trees in baskets; bottom border of distelfinks and shorter trees in baskets; 2 corner blocks with inscription; centerfield of suns, wreaths, and quadruple rosette clusters on backdrop of large squares 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

Buechel, W.

Role

Weaver

Date made

1846

Place

County

Logan County

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Double Weave

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

"Wove in Logan Co Ohio by W. Buechel 1846"

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

McCarl No. 96

Dimensions

Width

70 in

Length

84 in

Material

Cotton, Wool