Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.058

Description

Figured coverlet; undyed and blue cotton and rust and teal wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Center seam joins two panels. Hemmed top, fringed sides and bottom. Central motif consists of circular circular multi-floral medallions separated by four-pointed starburst motifs. Bottom border has birds on either sdie of a stylized tree facing away from one another and towards a rose bush. The side borders contain a four story building with an eagle atop the roof. The buildings are separated by two different stylized tree motifs.

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

Packer, J.

Role

Weaver

Date made

1839

Place

Town

Brownsville

County

Fayette 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

1998.59.78

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs measured.