Name/Title
CoverletEntry/Object ID
CDP 24.4.001Description
This Antietam Mills coverlet was a gift to Kris Beck Zaruba, Waynesboro, Pa., from her grandmother, Waynesboro native Dorothy Flory Beck (1927-1994), who received it from her mother-in-law Margaret Anders Beck (1899-1972), originally from Sabillasville, Md., who collected 19th century furniture and decorative arts in the 1940s and 1950s.Collection
Coverlet Documentation Project, Private CollectionAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Kris Beck ZarubaNotes
Photographed and documented 11/06/24Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Baer, GabrielRole
WeaverStudio
Antietam FactoryDate made
1856Place
* Untyped Place
WaynesboroCounty
Franklin CountyState/Province
PennsylvaniaCountry
United States of AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Cornerblock inscriptionLocation
LL, LRTranscription
MADE BY/G. BAER./ANTIETAM/FACTORY/F.COUNTY/PA. 1856.Material/Technique
WovenColor
Red, Navy, Natural, Yellow