Jacob B. Gernand; coverlet; Jacquard; tied-Beiderwand; 1836-1839; Maryland
date: label: date made
content: 1836-1839
name: label: referenced
content: Uber, Frederick
label: referenced
content: Coride, Andrew
notes: label: Description
content: This blue and white, Jacquard, tied-Beiderwand coverlet can be attributed to Jacob B. Gernand (1797-1871) likely between the years 1836-1839 in Graceham, Frederick County, Maryland. This coverlet features a “Double Flower” carpet medallion centerfield, possibly a chrysanthemum, with a double “Tulip and Vine” and Greek key side border and stylized “Fruiting Hops Vine” bottom border. There is a self-fringe on the sides and bottom border. "MIDDLE/TOWN/FRED_K/COUNTY/MARY-" 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. This coverlet measures 79 inches by 74 inches and is constructed of two panels with a center seam. Gernand used 3-ply, S-twist, Z-spun cotton for the warp and weft, 2-ply, S-twist, Z-spun wool for the pattern weft, and Z-spun cotton singles as a binding warp.
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, Middletown
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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 Mrs. John H, Murray
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T17298
label: catalog number
content: T17298
label: catalog number
content: T.17298
label: accession number
content: 315253
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: blue, white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: Jacquard (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: tied-Beiderwand (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 79 in x 74 in; 200.66 cm x 187.96 cm