Pennsylvania coverlet by Samuel Hippert (attr.), 1836, tied beiderwand

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Pennsylvania coverlet by Samuel Hippert (attr.), 1836, tied beiderwand

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.010

Description

Jacquard coverlet. (one half coverlet) Design: floral medallions, border of roosters, colors used in large stripes.

Collection

ATHM Collection

Category

Single panel, Patent

Acquisition

Accession

2017.1

Source or Donor

American Textile History Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Credit Line

Transfer from the ATHM in Lowell, MA upon its closing in 2017

Made/Created

Artist

Hippert, Samuel

Date made

1836

Place

Town

Elizabethtown

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Tied Beiderwand

Warp

Warp Colors

Blue, Natural

Notes

2:1 warp ratio; ribless

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL

Transcription

S.H. ELI/ZABETH/TOWN/PA1836

Material/Technique

Woven

Type

Border inscription

Location

runs above lower border

Transcription

S+H+PATENT

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1965.52.13