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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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