Woven Doublecloth Coverlet by Unknown Maker

Date1847

MediumRed and dark blue wools with white cotton

Dimensions84" x 80 1/2" (213.4 cm. x 204.5 cm.)

Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Foster McCarl, Jr.

Object number1986.609.14

DescriptionThis coverlet is double-woven in red and dark blue wools with white cotton; center-seamed and self- fringed at bottom. The side borders show long-tailed birds on boughs on either side of an urn alternating with a domed, mosque-like building flanked by bending trees. Above and below is a border of flowers and V-shaped ornament. The two lower corner blocks show a row of circles on either side of a row of squares on three sides; eight-pointed stars flank a date year of "1847" at the bottom. Enclosed in each block is an urn with flowers. The bottom border has a top edge like the upper three sides of the corner blocks. Between it and a lowermost repeat of eight curved leaves and stems is a repeat of a large flower bloom flanked by leaves alternating with urns of flowers. The interior consists of floral medallions alternating with geometric medallions interspersed with four- pointed stars. Wools are used in the warp and weft.
MarkingsThe date "1847" is woven into each lower corner block.
ProvenanceOwnership prior to donors is unknown. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Foster McCarl, Jr., Beaver Falls, Pa.