coverlet; Figured and Fancy; tied Beiderwand; 1843; Pennsylvania
date: label: date made
content: 1843
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This red, blue, and white, Figured and Fancy, 4:1 tied-Beiderwand coverlet features a “Double Rose” carpet medallion centerfield design with six-pointed stars. The border design is a vernacular interpretation of floral urn. The coverlet measures 86 inches by 68.5 inches and is constructed from two panels that were woven as one length, cut, and sewn up the center. The center seam is sewn with linen thread. There is fringe along the lower edge. The colors are used as stripes in the overall pattern, indicating a possible Pennsylvania origin. The date 1843 is woven into the corner. There is no maker’s name or trademark on the coverlet. The space for the customer’s information was left blank except for the date. This could be an example of ready-made production that was sold through general stores which served as pick-up and ordering locations for weavers and their manufactories. Contemporary newspapers advertisements of the time commonly list several different locations surrounding the weaver for customers to place orders, drop of wool or yarn, and collect their coverlets.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Eileen Berman and Madeline Miller in memory of Rosalyn Reich
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2011.0148.06
label: accession number
content: 2011.0148
label: catalog number
content: 2011.0148.06
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, figured
label: Object Name
content: coverlet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tied-Beiderwand (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 86 3/4 in x 68 1/2 in; 220.345 cm x 173.99 cm