Pennsylvania coverlet by Jacob C. Schriver for Jeramiah Sherman, 1842, tied beiderwand

Photograph

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Pennsylvania coverlet by Jacob C. Schriver for Jeramiah Sherman, 1842, tied beiderwand

Entry/Object ID

CDP 26.1.038

Description

Collection of Union Mills Homestead

Context

Photographed on 1/21/26 at the Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster, MD for the Coverlet Documentation Project. All rights reserved.

Collection

Coverlet Documentation Project

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Schriver, Jacob

Role

Weaver

Date made

1842

Place

Town

Hampton

County

Adams County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

JACOB C+ / SCHRIVER. / HAMPTON / ADAMS / COUNTY:+ PA+ / AD+ 1842+ / JERAMIAH / SHERMAN +

Material/Technique

Woven

Type

Border inscription

Location

Repeats along outside edge of all borders

Transcription

GRAPEVINE

Material/Technique

Woven

Dimensions

Width

82 in

Length

88 in

Color

Natural, Navy, Red, Green