Coverlet

Woven Textile

Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.126

Description

Figured coverlet; undyed and blue cotton and blue wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Coverlet has two panels joined by a center seam. Hem on top is turned under and stitched closed; fringe on sides and bottom. Central motif is a variation on four roses set on point that alternate with stylized thistle. Woven text in bottom corners. Border consisting of pairs of birds flanking trees is on bottom and sides. A secondary border is on the outer edge and contains a row of eight pointed stars.

Collection

ATHM Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2017.1

Source or Donor

American Textile History Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Credit Line

Transfer from the ATHM in Lowell, MA upon its closing in 2017

Made/Created

Date made

1848

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Notes

Apparently 2:1?

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

PEACE/AND/PLENTY/1848

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

2004.98.72

Dimensions

Width

76 in

Length

99 in