Pennsylvania coverlet by Absalom Klinger, 1845, tied beiderwand
Entry/Object ID
2017.2.033
Description
Figured coverlet; undyed cotton and red, green and blue wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Hemmed top, sides and bottom fringed. Central motif is a boldly graphic quadrupled urn with scrolling foliage motif. Bottom border has a repeated pattern of a spray of large roses. Side borders include smaller roses in an urn alternating with scrolling leaves and berries.
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
