Ohio coverlet by Benjamin Lichty, 1842, tied beiderwand

Photograph

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Ohio coverlet by Benjamin Lichty, 1842, tied beiderwand

Entry/Object ID

CDP 25.5.016

Description

Navy, red, and natural figured tied beiderwand coverlet with border and very little remaining self fringe. Woven by Benjamin Lichty in Bristol, Ohio in 1845.

Collection

Coverlet Documentation Project

Category

Error

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Benjamin Lichty

Role

Weaver

Date made

1842

Place

Town

Bristol

County

Wayne County

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL,LR

Transcription

BENJAMIN/ LICHTY./ BRISTOL/ OHIO./ 1842

Material/Technique

Woven

Type

Border inscription

Transcription

BL

Material/Technique

Woven

Color

Navy, Red, Natural