Jacob Schnell coverlet; jacquard, single weave, Pennsylvania, 1869
date: label: Date made
content: 1869
name: label: manufacturer
content: Schnell, Jacob
notes: label: Description
content: Jacquard, single weave coverlet in red, blue and natural. [Also described as red, white, blue & green.] Fringe on 3 sides. 1. (border) potted flowers 2. (center) medallion tiles--All corners say "Manufactured by Jacob Schnell near Shrewsberry county PA 1869." The weave is based on a compound plain weave with foundation warp and weft and supplementary pattern wefts. The warp yarn is white 3 ply, s twist cotton, the blue in s single, ply z twist cotton .Ground fill=white single, z twist cotton pattern fill, indigo, red and dark green 2 ply, s twist wool. The coverlet is seamless. The pattern field consists of 9 large blocks filled with garland-massed concentric corcles. the borders on all 4 sides have a regular repeat of potted stylized flowers. Jacob Schnell was born July 24, 1815, to John and Anna Maria Schnell in Schrewsbury, York County, PA. He married Chatharine Keller (1815-1897). He died March 16, 1902. His coverlets have been found dating between 1844 and 1870.
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Dr. Grace Fox
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0253.03
label: accession number
content: 1980.0253
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0253
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet
label: Object Name
content: coverlet, figured
label: Object Type
content: jacquard coverlets
label: Object Type
content: coverlets
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: jacquard (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: single weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: natural (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: medallion (center pattern)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 92 in x 95 in; 233.68 cm x 241.3 cm