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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.87.1
Date Range
1844
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Finely crafted woven coverlet. Full loom width, seamless. Red, navy blue and green horizontal wool bands with lengthwise blue cotton strands as background. Designs include roses, floral medallions and leaves.
Weaver's blocks on all 4 corners: "Emanuel/ Grube/ Warwick/ T.L.A.C.P./ 1844/ P. Rudisill" (T: Township; LA: Lancaster; C:County; P: Pennsylvania)
Top and bottom edges folded over and stitched. A woven tape with wool fringes is stitched to the lower edge of the coverlet.
Date Range
1844
Year Range From
1834
Year Range To
1849
Made By
Grube, Emanuel
Last Owner
Rudisill, P.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 12
Storage Shelf
Shelf 6
Storage Container
Box 1009
Object Name
Coverlet
Length (cm)
269.24
Length (ft)
8.8333333333
Length (in)
106
Width (cm)
241.3
Width (ft)
7.9166666667
Width (in)
95
Dimension Details
Width: Woven width is 85 inches with 5-inch fringes on both sides
Length: Woven length is 96 inches with a 5-inch fringe
Condition
Very Good
Condition Date
2020-01-23
Condition Notes
Tape with fringe is loose at places.
Some side fringes are worn.
Green on lower quarter of coverlet top is paler than the rest. Does not alter color on the other side of coverlet. Perhaps due to sun damage?
Object ID
G.87.1
Notes
Grube, Emanuel (born circa 1813 in PA) cited in:
1. Anderson, Clarita S. "American Coverlets and Their Weavers." Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 2002. p. 165
2. Heisey, John W., compiler. "A Checklist of American Coverlet Weavers." Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1978. p. 66.
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