Charles Schoch Coverlet panel; Jacquard, single weave; 1860
date: label: Date made
content: 1860
name: label: weaver
content: Schoch, Charles
notes: label: Description
content: Figured and Fancy Coverlet panel in Jacquard, single weave; Charles Schoch, Fulton Co., IA, 1860.(This was the abbreviation for Indiana in 1860) Jacquard, red, white & blue single weave, fringe on 1 side. 1. (border) birds & houses on 1 side, stars & potted flowers on 2 sides. 2. (center) grapevine medallion. The cover block has the inscription: "Wove by C. Schoch, Fulton, Co, IA, 1860." Charles Schoch was born May 26, 1824 in Pennsylvania to John George (1789-1848) and Margaret (Seibert ) Schoch (1791-1866). There is a George Schoch who was a coverlet weaver in OH.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Iowa
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Charles G. W. Trostel and Hazel J. Torstel
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T18125
label: catalog number
content: T18125.000
label: accession number
content: 323520
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet panel
label: Object Name
content: coverlet panel, figured
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: Jacquard (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: single weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: medallion (center pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 84 1/2 in x 38 3/8 in; 214.63 cm x 97.4725 cm