Coverlet

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1.327

Description

Double weave; two loom widths joined; natural, pink/salmon; navy; no fringe; border on 3 sides, on long sides are distelfinks, churches with weather vanes, and trees in baskets; bottom border of distelfinks and shorter trees in baskets; 2 corner blocks with inscription; centerfield of suns, wreaths, and quadruple rosette clusters on backdrop of large squares of color

Collection

Foster and Muriel McCarl Collection

Category

Double roses

Acquisition

Accession

2008.1

Source or Donor

McCarl, Foster & Muriel

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

gift of Foster & Muriel McCarl

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Buechel, W.

Role

Weaver

Date made

1846

Place

County

Logan County

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Double Weave

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

"Wove in Logan Co Ohio by W. Buechel 1846"

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

McCarl No. 96

Dimensions

Width

70 in

Length

84 in

Material

Cotton, Wool