coverlet; Jacquard; tied-Beiderwand; c. 1845; Pennsylvania
date: label: Date made
content: late 19th Century
label: date made
content: c. 1845
notes: label: Description
content: This Jacquard, red, white, blue and green, tied-Beiderwand coverlet features and “Double Flower” carpet medallion pattern made up of two different designs. The two side borders feature stylized flower and foliate designs, and the lower border is made up of leaves and stylized floral tiles. The cornerblock also features a floral carpet tile design and is likely associated with an as-of-yet unidentified weaver. The donor received this coverlet from his mother, Elizabeth Fretz Darnell (b. 1870) of Dublin, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The coverlet measures 81 inches by 89 inches and does not have a center seam, indicating that it was woven on a broad loom. Former curators at NMAH have dated the coverlet to approximately 1845. There is a two inch applied fringe along three sides.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Bucks
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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 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Darnell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T12922
label: accession number
content: 247373
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, figured
label: Object Name
content: coverlet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: Jacquard (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: Figured and Fancy (overall style)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 89 in x 81 in; 226.06 cm x 205.74 cm