Jacob B. Gernand; coverlet; Jacquard, tied-Beiderwand; 1835-1850; Maryland
date: label: date made
content: c. 1835-1850
name: label: referenced
content: Corick, Andrew
label: referenced
content: Uber, Frederick
notes: label: Description
content: This red, green, dark blue, and natural colored jacquard tied-Beiderwand coverlet can be attributed to Jacob B. Gernand (1797-1871) likely between the years 1835-1850 in Graceham, Frederick County, Maryland. This coverlet features a “Double Rose” carpet medallion centerfield with a double border of stylized grapevines and diamond and tassel design. There is a self-fringe on the sides and bottom border. "MIDDLE/TOWN/FRED_K/COUNTY/MARY-/*LAND*" is woven into the lowers cornerblocks. It is these cornerblocks that help to attribute this coverlet to Gernand. Of the known weavers in Frederick County, Maryland, Jacob B. Gernand is the only weaver to abbreviate Frederick as “FRED_K.” Gernand purchased the rights to a patented Jacquard loom in 1835, and his only dated coverlet was woven in 1836.
label: Description
content: Jacob Gernand was born in Frederick County and married three times. His first wife was Elizabeth Williar. He married his second wife, Anna Theodora Becker in 1823, and his third wife was Sybilla Wilhide. He had children with each of his wives. Two of those children were also known weavers, Eugene J. Gernand and William H. Gernand (1823-1883). Jacob was very active in the Moravian Church and served as his local postmaster for many decades. The 1850 Maryland Census listed Jacob as a farm with real estate valued at $1450.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Maryland, Graceham
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Alice Toole Barnes
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T11174
label: catalog number
content: T11174.000
label: accession number
content: 206519
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, figured
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: jacquard (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: tied-Beiderwand (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: double rose (center pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: green (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: pink (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: salmon (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 91 in x 72 in; 231.14 cm x 182.88 cm