Figured and Fancy; tied-Beiderwand; 1836; prob. Pennsylvania
date: label: date made
content: 1836
name: label: maker
content: Devler, Joseph
notes: label: Description
content: An unidentified weaver wove this Figured and Fancy, red, white, and blue, tied-Beiderwand coverlet in 1836. The centerfield design is made up of “Double Iris” medallions with floral and scrollwork designs between. The three borders each depict the addorsed Distelfinken (thistle finches) flanked by fruit trees and the Germanic tree of life motif (Hom). There is self-fringe on three sides. The two lower corner blocks read, "Joseph/Devler/ E R/ A LE/1836." The coverlet measures 102 inches by 86 inches and has a center seam indicating that it was woven on a hand loom. More research is needed to determine who Joseph Devler was and where he may have lived. The style and design of the coverlet indicate that it was likely woven in Pennsylvania or by a German-American weaver. There is no indication that Devler was a weaver, and he was likely the customer. The key to understanding this coverlet is deciphering the “E R A LE” initials in the corner blocks. These are likely the weaver’s initials and an abbreviated location. More research is needed to confirm this.
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
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content: Domestic Furnishings
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Maris M. Proffit, in memory of Mrs. Maris M. Proffit
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T14000
label: catalog number
content: T14000.000
label: accession number
content: 269209
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, figured
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: Figured and Fancy (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: tied-Beiderwand (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 102 in x 86 in; 259.08 cm x 218.44 cm