Pennsylvania coverlet by S.B. Musselman for Catharine Franck, 1838, tied beiderwand; No. 70

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Pennsylvania coverlet by S.B. Musselman for Catharine Franck, 1838, tied beiderwand; No. 70

Entry/Object ID

2024.1.080

Description

Red and green figured Beiderwand coverlet; seamless; star edged top border; distelfink border on three sides; applied fringe on three sides; Lilies of France with starburst centerfield pattern. Samuel Beidler Musselman (c. 1802-1874) wove coverlets from 1837 to 1860 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. At no. 70, this is one of his earlier coverlets; the highest number recorded on an extant coverlet is no. 878, woven in 1853.

Collection

Brian McCarl Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2024.1

Source or Donor

McCarl Foundation

Acquisition Method

Donation

Credit Line

Gift of the McCarl Foundation.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Musselman, Samuel B[eidler]

Role

Weaver

Date made

1838

Place

Town

Milford

County

Bucks County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand, Tied Beiderwand 2:1, Type B

Warp

Average Warp Count

36

Warp Colors

Blue, Natural

Warp Materials

Cotton

Weft

Weft Count

44

Weft Colors

Green, Red, Natural

Weft Materials

Cotton, Wool

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL

Transcription

S.B.MUS/SELMAN/COVERLEt/WEAVER/MILFORD/BUCKS.CO/1838

Material/Technique

Woven

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LR

Transcription

THIS/COVERLEt/BELONGS/TO ME/CatHaRINe/FRANCK/1838 NO 70

Material/Technique

Woven

Location

Runs along borders

Transcription

PENNSYLVAN

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Intake number

Other Number

9

Dimensions

Width

80 in

Length

93 in

Dimension Notes

3 in fringe on both sides

Dimension Description

Pattern Unit

Height

6-3/4 in

Width

6-3/4 in