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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Textiles
Object ID
1950.006.4
Date Range
1839
Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Textiles
Description
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"
Date Range
1839
Made By
Witmer, Jacob
Last Owner
Sauder, Hennah
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 39
Storage Container
Box 0058
People
Witmer, J.
Sauder, Hennah
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
Manor Twp.
Coverlets
Object Name
Coverlet
Length (in)
103.5
Width (in)
90
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2016-05-23
Condition Notes
well-made
Object ID
1950.006.4
Accession Number
1950.006
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Textiles
Object ID
2009.004
Date Range
1842
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Textiles
Description
Coverlet of red wool and blue-green cotton. 2 loom widths decoratively and strongly seamed in the center with red wool. This coverlet is comparatively light weight. Self-fringes of red wool on both sides. Foot end is rolled and hand-stitched. Red wool fringes appear to have been individually applied.Top/head edge is finished with a 1.5-inch wide folded silky red binding. Some machine stitching in black thread and also hand-stitching to attach the binding.
Center field contains rows of circular designs. Roses border the lower edge and foliage in urns border the sides.
Unlike most coverlets, Satler's weaver's blocks in bottom corners are oriented to be read from the top of the coverlet.
"1842 LEACOCK TOWNSHIP LAN. COU. CATHARINA BAER"
Date Range
1842
Made By
Satler, Lewis
Last Owner
Baer, Catharina
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 39
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0139
People
Satler, Lewis
Baer, Catharina
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
Leacock Twp.
Coverlets
Object Name
Coverlet
Material
Cotton, Wool
Length (cm)
190.5
Length (ft)
6.25
Length (in)
75
Width (cm)
214.63
Width (ft)
7.0416666667
Width (in)
84.5
Dimension Details
Width: 77.5 + 3.5-inch fringes on both sides = 84.5 inches wide
Length: 72 inches + 3-inch fringe on bottom = 75 inches long
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2016-05-23
Condition Notes
Strong fringe loss at sides and foot.
Some stains.
Object ID
2009.004
Notes
Updated By: CMR 05/23/2016
Weaver Lewis Satler [Saddler] is cited in:
1. Heisey, John W., compiler. "A Checklist of American Coverlet Weavers." Wmsburg, VA: The Colonial Wmsbrg. Foundation, 1978. p. 100.
2. Anderson, Clarita. "American Coverlets and Their Weavers." Wmsburg, VA, 2002. p. 206.
Accession Number
2009.004
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