Ohio coverlet by John Klinhinz, 1854, tied beiderwand
Entry/Object ID
2017.2.022
Description
FIgured coverlet; undyed and blue cotton and pink wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Center seam joins two panels. Hemmed on top, fringed on three sides. Central motif consists of sunbursts with a heart-shaped flower in the center. The sunburst is surround by a wreath of lilies and foliage. Borders on three sides depict birds looking away from one another. The birds are separated by foliage trees and rose bushes.
Collection
Hawthorne Collection (ATHM)
Acquisition
Accession
2017.2
Credit Line
Transfer from the Hawthorne Collection upon the closing of the ATHM in Lowell, MA in 2017
