Name/Title
Doubleweave coverlet, "Hempfield Railroad"Entry/Object ID
2008.1.211Description
Double weave; blue, red and natural; centerfield has alternating strips of large rosettes, flowers, leaf and snowflake patterns; double railroad border on two sides and single border at top and bottom consisting of an engine, multiple trains, coal tender with a man on engine and number "240" woven into side of tender; double cornerblock at all four corners that consists of a man's head in profile with "Hemfield Rail Road" around the head.Context
The Hempfield Railroad was began in 1851 and designed to connect Wheeling, Virginia (current West Virginia) to Washington, Pennsylvania.Collection
Foster and Muriel McCarl CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2008.1Source or Donor
McCarl, Foster & MurielAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
gift of Foster & Muriel McCarlMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Kennedy, DavidAttribution
PossiblyRole
WeaverDate made
1830 - 1870Place
State/Province
West VirginiaCountry
United States of AmericaNotes
Possibly made in the workshop of David Kennedy in Wheeling, WV or in an unknown location near Washington, PA.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
LL, UL, UR, LR replicated twice each locationTranscription
HEMFIELD/RAILROADMaterial/Technique
WovenType
Border inscriptionLocation
All 4 sides, 2 rows highTranscription
No 240Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
McCarl No. 350
