Woven jacquard coverlet with red roses, blue 9-petaled flowers, 8-point stars, red birds, and blue rose trees.
Center field: alternate stripes of blocks of red roses with blue 9-petaled flowers encircled by small 8-point stars with 2 larger stars between flowers.
Outer border: Alternate redbirds and blue rose treets on 3 sides.
Head edge: Bound with commercial red twill tape.
Center seam: Self fringe on 3 edges. Side wool fringes are looped.
Corner blocks: "Made by J. Witmer Manor Township for Hennah Sauder 1839"
Red and green quilt with circular design on white background.
Provenance
No records found. Wheatland's files have a lamp listed as G62.1. Nevertheless, accession page notes Donor/Seller is from Souderton and is a cousin of Mrs. Ben Shaub.
Single-jacquard woven coverlet, 4+1; 2 panels seamed vertically; red, orange, dark blue, medium blue, green; design of roses, stars and paired birds; top edge has fabric binding, bottom edge has cotton fringe, selvedge edges have looped fringe.
Inscription: "Made by / C. Yordy / Conestoga / Township / For / Fanny / Funck / 1836"
Single-jacquard woven coverlet, 4+1; 2 panels seamed vertically; red, rust, blue, green on natural ground; border is an alternating design of birds and foliage; centerfield design is roses and foliage. Top edge has narrow red fabric binding, bottom edge has cotton self-fringe, selvedge edges have wool fringe.
The two cornerblocks have: "Made by / C. Yordy / Lampeter / Square / for / John / Souder / 1839"
Indigo Jacquard coverlet. Natural cotton and indigo wool. Center seam. Inner border of alternating birds and trees. Outer border (3 sides only) a double row of 8-pointed stars. Center field of 20 full floral and star square blocks with 4.5-inch blocks at top. 25 stars between blocks.
Head edge finished with doubled .25-inch brown cotton binding. 3.5-inch self-fringe on sides with tape of fringes applied to foot.