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Bedcover (Coverlet)
James Myer
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
James Myer (Weaver)
Place of Origin
Millersville; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
Wool
Cotton
Museum Object Number
1955.0048.047
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Charles K. Davis
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Object Number
1955.0048.047
Object Name
Bedcover (Coverlet)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
James Myer (Weaver)
Place of Origin
Millersville; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
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Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type:
mark
Location:
at two lower corners
Inscription:
"PROPERTY / OF / / 1836 / WOVE. BY. / I. MYER." woven into fabric
Type:
mark
Location:
within signature block at one corner
Inscription:
"M. R. L." cross-stitched in fuscia Berlin wool
Mark/Signature:
No
Materials
Wool
Cotton
Dimensions (inches)
86.75 (W) x 94.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
220.345 (W) x 240.03 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements do not include fringe, which is 2 3/4" on the sevedge sides and 3 1/2 on the bottom end.
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