Coverlet

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.045

Description

Figured coverlet; undyed cotton and red and blue wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Center seam joins two panels. Selvedges on sides; top and bottom hemmed with fringe attached to bottom. Central motif consists of medallions of a flower within a sunburst and smaller floral medallions on point connected to one another by a chain of dot filled diamonds. Border pattern shows a church alternating with a floral tree.

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

Artist

Lantz, John

Date made

1838

Place

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Notes

Woven for Jacob Greasy

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand 3:1

Notes

3:1 symmetric

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, LR, UL, UR

Transcription

MADE+BY+/J+LANTZ+/IN+B+HEM+/TOWNSHIP/FOR+/JACOB/GREASY/1838

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

2004.98.8

Material

Cotton, Wool