Power-woven coverlet, ca. 1876, doubleweave; Memorial Hall

Photograph

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Power-woven coverlet, ca. 1876, doubleweave; "Memorial Hall"

Entry/Object ID

CDP 26.1.048

Description

Collection of Raiana Mearns

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

Date made

circa 1876

Place

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Notes

Power-woven in a factory

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Border inscription

Location

Top border [2x]

Transcription

CENTENNIAL

Material/Technique

Woven

Type

Border inscription

Location

Side borders

Transcription

PATENTED AUG. 17TH 1875

Material/Technique

Woven

Type

Border inscription

Location

Bottom border [2x]

Transcription

MEMORIAL HALL

Material/Technique

Woven

Dimensions

Width

78 in

Length

72 in

Color

Natural, Red