Indiana coverlet by the Gilmour family, 1839, doubleweave

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Indiana coverlet by the Gilmour family, 1839, doubleweave

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.269

Description

Double weave; navy, natural; two loom widths joined; fringe on one side; border on 3 sides; two long sides have lily like flower; bottom has houses with picket fence and tree in between; corner blocks have sailboat with anchor and inscription; centerfield of octagonal sections with large center of a flower inside; smaller flower between each section

Collection

Foster and Muriel McCarl Collection

Category

Transportation

Acquisition

Accession

2008.1

Source or Donor

McCarl, Foster & Muriel

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

gift of Foster & Muriel McCarl

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Gilmour, Joseph

Role

Weaver

Artist

Gilmour, William

Role

Weaver

Date made

1839

Place

Town

Dunlapsville

* Untyped Place

Union County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

YEAR 1839

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 339

Dimensions

Width

70 in

Length

82 in

Material

Cotton, Wool