Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.022

Description

FIgured coverlet; undyed and blue cotton and pink wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Center seam joins two panels. Hemmed on top, fringed on three sides. Central motif consists of sunbursts with a heart-shaped flower in the center. The sunburst is surround by a wreath of lilies and foliage. Borders on three sides depict birds looking away from one another. The birds are separated by foliage trees and rose bushes.

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 Information

Artist

Klinhinz, John

Role

Weaver

Date made

1854

Place

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Notes

2:1

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1998.59.53

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs measured.