Coverlet Woven by L. Hesse, 1845
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A coverlet is a decorative bedcovering--usually made of cotton and wool--woven on a loom. This coverlet's multiple colors were popular with weavers and clients of German heritage as were the distelfinks (thistle finches) seen in the borders. And, indeed, the weaver of this coverlet, immigrant Leberecht Hesse, was born in Saxony, Germany in about 1809.
A coverlet is a decorative bedcovering--usually made of cotton and wool--woven on a loom. This coverlet's multiple colors were popular with weavers and clients of German heritage as were the distelfinks (thistle finches) seen in the borders. And, indeed, the weaver of this coverlet, immigrant Leberecht Hesse, was born in Saxony, Germany in about 1809.
Artifact
Coverlet
Date Made
1845
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Woven by L. Hesse of Somerset Township, Perry County, Ohio
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2007.72.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Fred & Margaret Brusher Family.
Material
Cotton (Textile)
Wool (Textile)
Technique
Tying
Weaving
Color
Beige (Color)
Blue
Dark bluish green
Light blue
Red
Dimensions
Width: 81 in (Two 40.5 inch panels, joined.)
Length: 85 in
Inscriptions
in corner blocks: C. A. / SOMERSET / OHIO.1845. / L. HESSE. / WEAVER.
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