Woven coverlet. Red, green and blue wool horizontal bands with lengthwise natural cotton threads. Wool loop fringes on sides; cotton loop fringe on bottom; and top edge bound in red fabric tape stitched with green threads. Side and bottom border designs differ from design on body of the coverlet.
"Muench" listed on tag from Heritage Society.
2 widths stitched together.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 12
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Container
Box 1008
Object Name
Coverlet
Length (cm)
269.24
Length (ft)
8.8333333333
Length (in)
106
Width (cm)
224.79
Width (ft)
7.375
Width (in)
88.5
Dimension Details
Width is two 38.25" panels (82.50") to 6 inches of fringe. (Side fringes of wool are 3 inches long.)
Length of woven section is 100 inches. Bottom cotton fringe is 6 inches long
Condition
Very Good
Condition Date
2020-01-17
Condition Notes
Brown stain near top.
Object ID
G.04.23.37
Credit
Gift of Sarah Muench, Heritage Center Collection, LancasterHistory.org