Coverlet

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.070

Description

Figured coverlet; undyed and blue cotton and red, blue, and green wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Hemmed top and bottom, fringe attached on sides and bottom. Central motif cosists of floral medallions alternating with smaller floral/starburst medallions. Both medallions have at its center a flower with four heart shaped petals surrounded by a ring of dots. The larger of the two medallions is encircled by a chain of flowers. Border is a swag with roosters, framed underneath by the repeated word "PENNSYLVANIA'. Secondary border is a double 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

Artist

Musselman, Samuel B[eidler]

Date made

1841

Place

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Notes

Woven for Hannah Kriebel

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Notes

Ribless, 2:1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Cornerblock inscription

Location

LR

Transcription

+THIS+/COVERLET/BELONGS/TO/HANNAH/KRIEBEL/1841

Material/Technique

Woven

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL

Transcription

illegible, appears to be different than LR

Type

Border inscription

Location

runs above border of stars, bottom & 2 sides

Transcription

PENNSYLVANIA

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

2004.98.56

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

1995.144

Dimensions

Width

77-1/2 in

Length

96 in

Material

Cotton, Wool