J.J. Heilbronn Figured and Fancy Coverlet Fragment, 1840

Description:

J.J. Heilbronn Figured and Fancy Coverlet Fragment, 1840. Red, white & blue jacquard double weave, no visible fringe. 1. (border) potted flowers & birds 2. (center) double rose & snowflakes. John Jacob Heilbronn, was born June 15, 1815 in Alsace, France. He married January 9, 1840, Phebe Weaver in Fairfield, OH. He died July 8, 1887.

Date Made: 1840

Weaver: Heilbronn, J.J.

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Coverlets

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Credit Line: Gift of Col. Charles W. Walker

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T14712Catalog Number: T14712.000Accession Number: 280847

Object Name: coverlet fragment, figured

Physical Description: double weave (overall production method/technique)double rose, snowflake (center pattern)wool, cotton (center material)red, blue, natural (overall color)jacquard (overall production method/technique)corner block (overall pattern)

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8df5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_620490

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