Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.347

Description

Beiderwand; red, navy, green, natural; fringe on 3 sides; two loom widths joined; side borders of fern-swag and spread eagles; bottom border of fern-swag and potted plants and crosses; centerfield of rows of rosette clusters and small floral medallions, 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

Lorenz, Peter

Role

Weaver

Date made

1841

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Notes

2:1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

PETER+/LORENZ+/1841+&+

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 83

Dimensions

Width

81 in

Length

89 in

Material

Cotton, Wool