Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.061

Description

Figured coverlet; undyed and blue cotton and red, green, and orange wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Hemmed top, fringed on three sides. Central motif is a center medallion of an eight pointed star surrounded by a sunburst which is encircled by six-pointed stars. There are spread eagles with breast shields at each corner. The top and bottom borders show an urn with cornucopias on either side. The side borders have lyres with a foliage design. Corner blocks also have a foliage design.

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

Artist Information

Artist

Ney, William

Role

Weaver

Date made

circa 1870

Place

Town

Myerstown

County

Lebanon County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Notes

Record says "Annville Twp., Lebanon Co., PA; Myerstown, Jackson Twp."

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand 3:1

Notes

3:1 symmetric

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1998.59.13

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs measured.