coverlet

Object/Artifact

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Historical Society of Carroll County, Maryland

Name/Title

coverlet

Entry/Object ID

1986.046.001

Description

Coverlet. Geometric deisigns in blues, cream, reds and green. AF tag on roll reads "red-white-blue coverlet, c. 1846"

Context

Donor purchased coverlet at auction in 1967. It had belonged to Mrs. Nettie Myers Bixler (b. 1893-1971), an aunt of Westminster Mayor Joseph H. Hahn Jr. (b. 1917-1981).

Acquisition

Accession

1986.046

Source or Donor

Shroyer, Helen R.

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note

Donor purchased coverlet at auction in 1967. It had belonged to Mrs. Bixler [sold when she was entering a nursing home]; she was an aunt of Westminster Mayor Hahn.