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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
Wheatland
Title
Jacquard coverlet
Object ID
W.1950.006.3
Date Range
1850
Collection
Wheatland
Title
Jacquard coverlet
Description
Jacquard coverlet. Cotton warp, dyed blue weft. Dyed wools are two tones of blue and two tones of red. Center seam. Head binding, madder brown print cotton. Center field- fronds in pinwheel cofiguration. Outer border- 2 alternating 2-storied bldgs. with windows. Corner blocks have
"Made by J. Witmer Manor Township for Catherine Sauder 1850"
Date Range
1850
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1850
Made By
Witmer, Jacob
Last Owner
Sauder, Catherine
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 39
People
Witmer, J.
Sauder, Catherine
Subject
Coverlets
Search Terms
Coverlets
Object Name
Coverlet
Material
Cotton, Linen
Length (cm)
266.7
Length (ft)
8.75
Length (in)
105
Width (cm)
223.52
Width (ft)
7.3333333333
Width (in)
88
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2017-02-27
Condition Notes
No visible wear.
Object ID
W.1950.006.3
Place of Origin
Manor Twp.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
W.1950.006
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