Pennsylvania coverlet by William Smiley Morgan, 1871, tied beiderwand

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Pennsylvania coverlet by William Smiley Morgan, 1871, tied beiderwand

Entry/Object ID

2012.2.001

Description

Blue, olive green, pink on natural background. Decorative foliage and oval center with star pattern. Temporarily sewn tear bottom right corner of centerfield.

Collection

Saint Vincent Collection

Category

Center medallion

Acquisition

Accession

2012.2

Source or Donor

Hicks, Boniface

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Credit Line

Fr. Bonfiace Hicks bequest from his Grandmother Martha Hicks

Made/Created

Artist

Morgan, William Smiley

Date made

1871

Place

Town

Somerset

County

Somerset County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand 3:1

Notes

3:1 symmetric

Dimensions

Width

64 in

Length

77-1/2 in