Andrew Kump; coverlet; Jacquard, tied-Beiderwand; 1848; Pennsylvania
date: label: Date made
content: 1848
name: label: weaver
content: Kump, Andrew
notes: label: Description
content: Andrew Kump’s workshop produced this Jacquard, blue & white, tied-Beiderwand coverlet. It features fringe on 3 sides. The border is composed of floral chains, which appear to be roses. The centerfield pattern is made up of “Double Lily” and “Double Lily” medallions and there are woven cornerblocks that read, "Andrew Kump, Damask Coverlet Manufacturer, Hanover, York County Pa. 1848." The coverlet measures 96x88 inches and has a center seam indicating it was woven on a handloom with a Jacquard attachment. The refinement of the design of this coverlet when compared with our other Kump coverlet (T8955), which was woven in 1836 reflect the rapid advancement of the patterning technology and the shifting tastes in style.
label: Description
content: Kump worked in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, but advertised in Northern Maryland as well as Pennsylvania. Kump employed another weaver named Valentine Cook (1820-1869). The only evidence that Kump was a coverlet weaver comes from the 1835-1836 York County tax lists. The 1850 Federal Census listed Kump as a retail store owner with Cook living in the household. In the 1860 Federal Census, Cook is absent and Kump is listed as a confectioner. More evidence is needed to prove without a doubt that Kump owned the license for the weaving equipment that Cook was using, but the absence of signed Cook coverlets seems to suggest that Kump was having his own branded coverlets woven on-site at his store. In 1855, when Cook moved to Adams County, Pennsylvania, William Gernand, a Maryland coverlet weaver, advertised that he had recently purchased Kump’s equipment and inventory. It is therefore likely, that at least after 1850, Cook was weaving coverlets sold by Kump at his store.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Hanover
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Domestic Furnishings
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Miss Rebecca E. Everly
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T8956
label: catalog number
content: T08956.000
label: accession number
content: 164228
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, figured
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: tied-Beiderwand (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: double lily, double leaf (center pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white, blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: jacquard (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 96 in x 88 in; 243.84 cm x 223.52 cm