Coverlet

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.050

Description

Figured coverlet; undyed cotton and black wool, double cloth. Selvedges on sides; hemmed at top and bottom. Central motif is a single circular floral and scroll medallion with an eight-pointed star. Medallion is surrounded by a chain of scrolls and vines. On each side around this central motif are a pair of eagles, a pair of reindeer, a pair of birds on a branch, and a building (possibly a church). Each eagle carries a scroll, and a chain of scrolls and leaves links the buildings. Smaller foliage motifs are interspersed throughout. A narrow stylized floral border is on all sides with a single highly stylized floral motif in each corner.

Collection

Hawthorne Collection (ATHM)

Category

Center medallion

Acquisition

Accession

2017.2

Credit Line

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

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1850

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Double Weave

Notes

Extreme thick/thin difference in yarns

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1998.59.66

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs measured.