Object Number 1969.1648

Object Name

Bedcover (Coverlet)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Jacob Andrews (Maker)
1797-1873

Place of Origin

Manor Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin per Catharine Hawthorne (08/08)

Date

1836

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; both lower corners; "MADE BY / J. ANDREWS / MANOR / TOWNSHIP / FOR / MAGDALEN / FUNK. / 1836"

Materials

Cotton; Wool

Techniques

Woven

Dimensions (inches)

44 (L) , 45.25 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

111.76 (L) , 114.935 (W)

Measurement Notes

The measurements include the fringe.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Anderson, Clarita S. 2002 American Coverlets and Their Weavers.
• See p. 131 for information on weaver and p. 78-79, for a coverlet with almost exactly the same design, though it was made by a different weaver.
[Book] Shein, Joseph D. & Zongor, Melinda. 2002 Coverlets and the Spirit of America.
• See pp. 78-79 for coverlet with similar design by a different weaver