William Bush; coverlet; Jacquard; tied-Beiderwand; 1842; Pennsylvania
date: label: Date made
content: 1842
name: label: maker
content: Bush, W.
notes: label: Description
content: William Bush (1799-1875) wove this yellow, red, and white, Jacquard, tied-Beiderwand coverlet in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1842. The centerfield design is made up of a grid-work of 12 inch squares separated by lattice design. The tile squares are filled with an eight-pointed star motif surrounded by the traditional “Double Rose” design, which is accented by oak leaf and acorn motifs. The border design on three sides depicts houses with two chimneys and tiled roofs, seven windows and a door, separated by alternating, oversized and stylized carnations and tulips. The fringe was woven separately and applied to coverlet on three sides. The date 1842 is woven into the corners of the coverlet along with the name of the weaver, (W.Bush) and the word "Bethlehem." William Bush was born in 1799, in Reading, Pennsylvania. In the 1850 Pennsylvania Census he is listed as a weaver, by the 1870 census he was listed as a carpet weaver. He died in 1875 and is buried in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Bush was married twice. First to E. Hall and later to M. Breder. Bush was member of the Moravian Church. The coverlet measures 92 inches by 70 inches and was constructed from two panels that were initially woven as one length.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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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 Ms. Barbara E. Bauer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1997.0053.01
label: accession number
content: 1997.0053
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, figured
label: Object Name
content: coverlet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool and cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tied-Beiderwand (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: Jacquard (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 96 in x 77 in; 243.84 cm x 195.58 cm