Four-color Woven Wool and Cotton Biederwand Coverlet

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Four-color Woven Wool and Cotton Biederwand Coverlet, Seifert & Co., Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, mid-19th century, red, green, blue, and white single-piece coverlet, with central field of geometric and floral medallions and borders with potted plant and flowering vines, the four corner blocks with a domed building and inscriptions: "SUPERIOR COVERLETS MANUFACTURED THE LATEST FASHION BY SEIFERT & CO. MECHANICSBURG CUMBERLAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA," one end with woven owner's name, "THE PROPERTY OF ABRAHAM WITMER," fringed on two sides, (scattered wear to wool yarns, toning),96 x 90 in. excluding fringe.
Estimate $300-400

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