Object Details
- weaver
- Meily, Emanuel
- 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
- Credit Line
- Gift of Margaret Lee Gaver
- 1838
- ID Number
- TE.T16417
- catalog number
- T16417
- accession number
- 304266
- Object Name
- coverlet
- coverlet, figured
- 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
- place woven
- United States: Pennsylvania, Lebanon
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Coverlets
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_621367
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8c17-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
