Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.332

Description

Beiderwand; red, natural; two loom widths joined; fringe on 3 sides; 2 long sides have floral border with long fronds; no top/bottom border; 2 corner blocks with a turkey in a tree and a chicken on the ground; centerfield contains large floral pattern

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

Oberly, Henry

Role

Weaver

Date made

1830 - 1850

Place

Town

Womelsdorf

County

Berks County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Notes

Woven for A. Bechtel

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Notes

2:1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

MANUFACTURED+BY/HENRY+OBERLY/WOMELSDORF+PENN./A+BECHTEL

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 63

Dimensions

Width

90 in

Material

Cotton, Wool