Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.018

Description

Figured coverlet; blue cotton and blue, red, and green wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Center seam joins two panels. Hemmed top, fringed sides and bottom. Central motif consists of alternating rectangular and scalloped medallions filled with stylized floral designs. The coverlet is woven in alternating bands of green and blue with each band being bordered by a narrow band of red. Side borders contain a rose and leaf motif, while the bottom border shows facing birds with a stylized tree in between. A narrow secondary border of eight-pointed stars is on each side.

Collection

Hawthorne Collection (ATHM)

Acquisition

Accession

2017.2

Credit Line

Transfer from the Hawthorne Collection upon the closing of the ATHM in Lowell, MA in 2017

Made/Created

Artist

Bohn, Adam

Date made

circa 1836

Place

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Notes

2:1 warp ratio

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1998.59.15

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs measured.