Description
Star work coverlets such as this one and this one (AIC 2014.1165) are probably the work of German immigrant weaves in Pennsylvania between 1820 and 1840. Most of the weavers were anonymous, although there are a few instances in which individual practitioners are known and can be associated with particular technical features or pattern details.
Coverlet
1820-40
Accession Number
224028
Medium
Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wefts in composite point twill weave (star work, multiple shaft); two loom widths joined; edged with extended supplementary weft fringe
Dimensions
224.2 × 179.8 cm (88 1/4 × 70 3/4 in.); Repeat: 15.9 × 14.6 cm (6 1/4 × 5 3/4 in.)
Classification
weaving - coverlet
Credit Line
Gift of Bernard and Judith Gordon
