Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.075

Description

Figured coverlet; undyed cotton and dark red, tan, and gold wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Top hemmed, sides and bottom fringed. Central motif is an oval center medallion with a starburst in the center surrounded by two foliage and floral designs. The outer foliage design is elliptical and reaches the sides and top and lower borders. There are spread eagles on the four corners. Coverlet has a wide border of grapes and grape leaves on the two sides, and a rose, leaf, and urn design on the lower border along with the two corner blocks.

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

Wiand, Jonathon D.

Role

Weaver

Date made

circa 1865

Place

Town

Allentown

County

Lehigh County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1998.59.7

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs measured.