Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.039

Description

Figured coverlet; undyed and blue cotton and red, blue, and olive wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Center seam joins two panels. Top hemmed, bottom and sides fringed. Central motif consists of circular medallions within a striped ground. Each medallion includes four roses surrounded by a circle of two rows of small leaves. Secondary motifs include smaller fleurettes. The border is composed of three narrow rows. The design of the upper and lower rows includes birds, lilies, and a floral design. The middle row has a line of starbursts.

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

Mann, Mathias

Role

Weaver

Date made

circa 1850

Place

Town

Hanover

County

York County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

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

1998.59.10

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs measured.