Emanuel Melly, Jacquard single woven Coverlet, Pennsylvania, 1838
Emanuel Melly, Jacquard single woven Coverlet, Pennsylvania, 1838
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- Description
- Emanuel Meily wove this coverlet in 1838. The coverlet is red, white, blue, and green, and is made of cotton and wool. It features a center design of sunburst medallions with lily wreaths. This design is sometimes called “Stars and Lilies.” The lower two corners contain the name of the weaver, Emanuel Meily, his county, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and the date 1838. Emanuel Meily (about 1805—1869) was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and had his weaving business there. According to Clarita S. Anderson in her book, American Coverlets and Their Weavers, there are two Emanuel Meileys listed in the 1840 census of Lebanon Co. One was a 60 to 70- year-old head of household, (no occupation given) and the other was a 30-to-40-year-old head of household engaged in “manufactures and trades.” The 1850 census lists an Emanuel “Meiley “ as a blue dyer, and the 1860 census lists an Emanuel “Meiley” as a 45 year-old laborer with real estate and personal property.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coverlet
- coverlet, figured
- date made
- 1838
- weaver
- Meily, Emanuel
- place woven
- United States: Pennsylvania, Lebanon
- Physical Description
- jacquard (overall production method/technique)
- single weave (overall production method/technique)
- cotton, wool (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 79 in x 79 in; 200.66 cm x 200.66 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T16417
- catalog number
- T16417
- accession number
- 304266
- Credit Line
- Gift of Margaret Lee Gaver
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- Coverlets
- Domestic Furnishings
- Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Doris E. Mitchell
Thu, 2013-08-29 19:06