coverlet; Figured and Fancy, tied-Beiderwand; c. 1860; poss. Ohio
date: label: Date made
content: ca. 1860
label: Date made
content: ca. 1860
notes: label: Description
content: This Figured and Fancy, tied-Beiderwand coverlet passed down through the donor’s maternal line for many generations before coming the collections of the National Museum of American History. The centerfield design is composed of a large “Double Rose” central motif contained within a cut-corner square. Outside of this is another cut-corner square filled with floral designs. Beyond this in the centerfield can be found a Great Seal eagle in each corner and floral swag accents. The stylized floral and foliate border can be found on all four sides of the coverlet. There is an applied fringe along three sides of the coverlet. This coverlet does feature a center seam, indicating hand-loom production. There is no signature, trademark, or date on the coverlet. The coverlet measures 81 inches by 78 inches.
label: Description
content: The coverlet descended through the Marvel family of Indiana who moved west from Delaware in 1833. On their way westward, the family lived for a time in Muskingum, Ohio around 1860. It is likely here where the coverlet was acquired. The style and structure are more common in Ohio than Indiana, where coverlet weavers tended to weave double cloth coverlets and favor two colors rather than the horizontal banding found in many Pennsylvania and Ohio coverlets. The donor received the coverlet from her mother, Julia Typhene Nelson Studebaker who had received the coverlet from her parents, Robert Marvel and Julia Ann Marvel Dickerson Jones. Robert Marvel’s parents, Robert and Sarah Wilkins Marvel were the original owners of the coverlet and according to the family, the couple used the coverlet in their double log cabin in Indiana.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Ohio
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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. Mary E. Studebaker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1982.0750.01
label: accession number
content: 1982.0750
label: catalog number
content: 1982.0750.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, figured
label: Object Name
content: coverlet
label: Object Type
content: jacquard coverlets
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: jacquard (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: tied-Beiderwand (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: central medallion (center pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: eagle (center pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: tan (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 81 in x 78 in; 205.74 cm x 198.12 cm