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Coverlet
American (Pennsylvania, Lehigh County)
about 1850
Object Place: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, America
Medium/Technique
Cotton and wool jacquard weavon
Dimensions
262.5 x 189 cm (103 3/8 x 74 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Given in memory of Mrs. William F. Camp
Accession Number1985.387
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionJacquard weave: double cloth. Warp: white cotton. Weft: red wool. Central floral medallion on a field of imitation "sawtooth" patchwork designs and top and side floral borders woven in red wool on white cotton ground. Inscribed in lower left corner: "Rosa A. Mosser", forebearer of the donor (see file for more genealogical information). Similar pattern, see: Heirlooms from Old Looms, 1955, p. 371. Fair condition.