Pennsylvania coverlet by Samuel Hippert, 1836, tied beiderwand

Photograph

Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Pennsylvania coverlet by Samuel Hippert, 1836, tied beiderwand

Entry/Object ID

CDP 25.3.628

Description

Red, navy, and natural figured tied half doublecloth coverlet with border and fringe on three sides. Two joined panels. Woven by Samuel Hippert in Elizabethtown, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania in 1836.

Collection

Kitty Bell and Ron Walter Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Hippert, Samuel

Role

Weaver

Date made

1836

Place

Town

Elizabethtown

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL LR

Transcription

S+H+ELI / ZABETH / TOWN / PA1836

Language

English

Type

Border inscription

Location

Bottom

Transcription

S+H+PATENT

Language

English

Color

Red, Natural, Navy