Coverlet

Woven Textile

Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.038

Description

Figured coverlet; undyed and dark blue cotton and blue, red, and green wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Hems at top and bottom with bottom edge having a fringe added on. Sides are fringed. The central motif consists of a series of four rose medallions which are separated by rows of eight-pointed stars and flowers. A rose and thistle border is on the sides and bottom.

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

Artist Information

Artist

Klar, Francis Joseph

Role

Weaver

Date made

1847

Place

Town

Reading

County

Berks County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Notes

2:1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

MANUFAC=/TERED. BY./JOS.KLAR/READING/1847

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

McCarl No. 273

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

2004.98.33

Number Type

Other Number

1995.144

Dimensions

Width

82 in

Length

90 in

Material

Cotton, Wool