Name/Title
Doubleweave coverlet, "Hempfield Railroad"Entry/Object ID
2008.1.211Description
Double weave; blue, red and natural; centerfield has alternating strips of large rosettes, flowers, leaf and snowflake patterns; double railroad border on two sides and single border at top and bottom consisting of an engine, multiple trains, coal tender with a man on engine and number "240" woven into side of tender; double cornerblock at all four corners that consists of a man's head in profile with "Hemfield Rail Road" around the head.Collection
Foster and Muriel McCarl CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2008.1Source or Donor
McCarl, Foster & MurielAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
gift of Foster & Muriel McCarlMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Kennedy, DavidAttribution
PossiblyRole
WeaverDate made
1830 - 1870Place
State/Province
West VirginiaCountry
United States of AmericaNotes
Possibly made in the workshop of David Kennedy in Wheeling, WV or in an unknown location near Washington, PA.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
LL, UL, UR, LR replicated twice each locationTranscription
HEMFIELD/RAILROADMaterial/Technique
WovenType
Border inscriptionLocation
All 4 sides, 2 rows highTranscription
No 240Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
McCarl No. 350
