Description: Very old rare coverlet!!This Star Work Coverlet is a star and tulip pattern.Beautiful Colors.This coverlet is dark blue, green, red and natural with a center seam.Woven in Lancaster County Pennsylvania.Coverlet has small repaired holes as seen in photos. Photos show details of both sides of coverlet.DIMENSIONS: 68" wide X 86" long Please ask if you require additional details.Star Work Coverlets German linen weavers who immigrated to Pennsylvania took linen patterns that they originally used to weave Hin und Wieder Arbeit (back and forth work) and enlarged the patterns to create their handwoven coverlets. For this type of coverlet, contemporary weavers use the term "star work" to describe the weave structure, since most of the patterns are created with the star motifs.There is an entire presentation on Star Work Coverlets at the National Museum of the American Coverlet website if you are interested.
Price: 225 USD
Location: Sumner, Texas
End Time: 2024-09-13T03:31:11.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Textiles
Signed: Unsigned
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Original/Reproduction: Original