Name/Title
Coverlet, tied beiderwandEntry/Object ID
HS2001.33.6Description
Unsigned jacquard coverlet.
The coverlet was woven full-width and has no center seam. It has a "Birds Feeding Young" centerfield pattern with birds, nests, and fruit urns that repeats horizontally four times. It has a double architectural border with trees and pagodas on the sides and bottom with courthouses in the bottom two corners. The coverlet has dark blue wool pattern weft on undyed cotton ground with no fringe on the sides and self-fringe on the bottom. The tied Beiderwand weave structure uses light blue cotton tie-down threads in a 2:1 warp ratio.Context
Photographed in June 2026 for the Coverlet Documentation Project.Collection
Collection of Somerset Historical Center
