Coverlet

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.131

Description

Jacquard Double weave 3 edges self-fringe, 1 hemmed Hempfield Railroad

Collection

ATHM Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2017.1

Source or Donor

American Textile History Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Credit Line

Transfer from the ATHM in Lowell, MA upon its closing in 2017

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1850

Notes

VA or PA?

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Double Weave

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

.HEMFIELD./RAIL.ROAD

Notes

inscription circles around bust image

Type

Border inscription

Location

L, R, Lower

Transcription

No 240

Notes

in coal cars ringing border

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1989.172.1

Dimensions

Width

78 in

Length

81-1/4 in