Pennsylvania coverlet by Charles Wiand for Harriet Miller, 1846, tied beiderwand

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Pennsylvania coverlet by Charles Wiand for Harriet Miller, 1846, tied beiderwand

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.063

Description

Figured coverlet; blue cotton and red wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Hemmed top, sides and bottom fringed. Central motif is a center diamond shaped medallion with a floral motif and a tiled centerifeld. The border is on all four sides and has a floral design. There arfe four corner blocks, two with inscriptions and two with a sunburst design.

Collection

Hawthorne Collection (ATHM)

Category

Center medallion

Acquisition

Accession

2017.2

Credit Line

Transfer from the Hawthorne Collection upon the closing of the ATHM in Lowell, MA in 2017

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Charles Wiand

Role

Weaver

Date made

1846

Place

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand 3:1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL

Transcription

MADE.BY/C.WIAND/ALLEN/TOWN/HARRIET/MILLER.

Material/Technique

Woven

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LR

Transcription

MADE.BY/C.WIAND/ALLEN/TOWN/1844

Material/Technique

Woven

Notes

Coverlet has 4 corner blocks; inscription in LL/LR, logo in UL/UR

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1998.59.6

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs measured.