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- Jacob C. Schriver Coverlet Woven in 1841 for Leah Heiges -
- 1841
- Collections - Artifact
Jacob C. Schriver Coverlet Woven in 1841 for Leah Heiges
- Coverlet Woven by L. Hesse, 1845 - A coverlet is a decorative bedcovering--usually made of cotton and wool--woven on a loom. This coverlet's multiple colors were popular with weavers and clients of German heritage as were the distelfinks (thistle finches) seen in the borders. And, indeed, the weaver of this coverlet, immigrant Leberecht Hesse, was born in Saxony, Germany in about 1809.
- 1845
- Collections - Artifact
Coverlet Woven by L. Hesse, 1845
A coverlet is a decorative bedcovering--usually made of cotton and wool--woven on a loom. This coverlet's multiple colors were popular with weavers and clients of German heritage as were the distelfinks (thistle finches) seen in the borders. And, indeed, the weaver of this coverlet, immigrant Leberecht Hesse, was born in Saxony, Germany in about 1809.
- Coverlet Woven by William Ney, 1860-1880 -
- 1860-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Coverlet Woven by William Ney, 1860-1880
- Peace and Plenty Coverlet, 1846 - A coverlet is a decorative bedcovering--usually made of cotton and wool--woven on a loom. This "Peace and Plenty" coverlet expresses the optimism of a young America. This popular sentiment and the bird-and-bush Pennsylvania German border motif were used by a number of coverlet weavers, but were combined with different centerfield designs.
- 1846
- Collections - Artifact
Peace and Plenty Coverlet, 1846
A coverlet is a decorative bedcovering--usually made of cotton and wool--woven on a loom. This "Peace and Plenty" coverlet expresses the optimism of a young America. This popular sentiment and the bird-and-bush Pennsylvania German border motif were used by a number of coverlet weavers, but were combined with different centerfield designs.