Three-color Woven Wool and Cotton Coverlet with Basket of Flowers Motif

Description:

Three-color Woven Wool and Cotton Coverlet with Basket of Flowers Motif, Charles Wiand, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1856, single-piece coverlet with red, navy, and green wool yarns and natural cotton, woven in a design with a large starburst with floral center, bordered on four sides with large baskets of flowers and large blossoms, further bordered on three sides with scrolled foliage, large blossoms, tasseled swags, and fringe, one corner block with inscription "MAKE BY C. WIAND ALLENTOWN 1856," (scattered losses, light stain),110 x 98 in.
Estimate $600-800

Numerous small scattered losses to wool, more prevalent on reverse.


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