Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.084

Description

Figured coverlet; undyed and blue cotton and blue, rose, and ochre wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Center seam joins two panels. Top edge is bound with a rose colored tape, fringed sides and bottom. Central motif consists of a row of star bursts alternating with a row of lily medallions. Each lily medallion has four lilies arranged in a circle around a small starburst. The borders along the sides and bottom show two birds facing each other with roses and foliage in between them.

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

Bohn, Adam

Role

Weaver

Date made

circa 1840

Place

Town

Green Castle

Township

Antrim Township

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1998.59.16

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs measured.