coverlet; Figured and Fancy, tied-Beiderwand; c. 1840-1850; New York
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
label: date made
content: c. 1840-1850
notes: label: Description
content: This blue and white, cotton and wool, tied-Beiderwand coverlet features a stylized floral and foliate carpet medallion centerfield pattern. There are four full rows and one half row of three large floral medallions each with eight pedals. There is a smaller flower between each large flower. The coverlet has three borders all with the same scrolling grotesque-inspired floral design--flowers and leaves in a vine-like arrangement. There is one stylized double flower in two of the corners of the coverlet. This design is similar to a pumpkin as well. This cornerblock design is almost certainly the trademark of an unidentified factory or individual weaver from the Southern New York area. The Beiderwand style, although sometimes used in New York coverlets is often found in those woven in Pennsylvania or Ohio. According to the donor, this coverlet was woven in Oswego County, New York for her paternal grandmother, Cynthia Walker. There has been some suggestion that the weaver could be Harry Tyler, but the pattern and structure make this an unlikely attribution.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Oswego
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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 Miss Clara R. Walker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T8898
label: catalog number
content: T08898.000
label: accession number
content: 166318
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, figured
label: Object Name
content: coverlet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: Beiderwand (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: medallion (center pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 90 in x 76 in; 228.6 cm x 193.04 cm