red, green, black and off-white coverlet; stripes of floral designs enclosed in octagons alternate with smaller floral designs in diamonds; borders on sides; fringe on sides and one end

Coverlet, 1844

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Pennsylvania weaver Charles Wiand lived and worked in Allentown and Trexlertown during the mid-1800s. Coverlets with a color scheme and design very similar to this one but with varying woven dates survive in other collections. Clearly, Wiand and his customers preferred this repeating floral and geometric design as well as the striking combination of blue, red, and green wool with white cotton yarns.

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Details
Title
Coverlet
Artist Life
c. 1818 - c. 1880
Role
Maker
Accession Number
2022.4.2
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red, green, black and off-white coverlet; stripes of floral designs enclosed in octagons alternate with smaller floral designs in diamonds; borders on sides; fringe on sides and one end