Benjamin Hausman, Figured and Fancy Coverlet; Pennsylvania, 1841
date: label: date made
content: 1841
name: label: owner of coverlet in 19th century
content: Paul, Jane
label: maker
content: Hausman, Benjamin
notes: label: Description
content: Benjamin Hausman, born March 2, 1799, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, wove this cotton and wool Jacquard double-woven coverlet for Jane Paul in 1841. His name and hers appear in the lower corners along with the date. The coverlet is Jacquard double-woven with floral medallions and stars, as the overall pattern, and with a border of trees and flowers. It has no center seam. Several members of the Hausman family were coverlet weavers in Pennsylvania in the 19th century. Benjamin worked in Allentown, Lehigh County, from 1836 to 1845, and in York, York County, from 1847 to 1848. He is listed as a coverlet weaver in the 1850 census of York, York County, Pennsylvania. He moved to Philadelphia in 1852 and in the 1862 Philadelphia Septennial Census he is listed as a weaver. He and his wife Sarah lived with their daughter and son-in-law in Philadelphia. He died c. 1869.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Allentown
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Maybelle K. Price
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.E393749
label: accession number
content: 211606
label: catalog number
content: E.393749
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, figured
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: Jacquard (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 107 in x 85 1/2 in; 271.78 cm x 217.17 cm