Object Details
- Keener, Henry
- Description
- Henry Keener wove this coverlet in 1843 in the town of Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania. It is Jacquard single-woven, and made of cotton and wool yarns. The center of the coverlet features a large medallion design rimmed by tulip-like flowers, and framed by large leaves and small tulip-like forms. Scroll-like forms fill the space between the large motifs. The border consists of two parts. The inner band consists of leaves and rosettes, and the outer one combines tulip flowers with scalloped swags and dots. The lower corners contain the words “HENRY KEENER/WOMELSDORF/1843” and the initial “M” and the name “HAINE.” Henry Keener was born January 5, 1812 and married Anna Maria Wilhem on December 22, 1833. He died September 10, 1895.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Capt. Kerfoot B. Smith, USN (Ret.)
- 1843
- ID Number
- TE.T15006
- catalog number
- T15006.000
- accession number
- 286879
- Object Name
- coverlet
- coverlet, figured
- Physical Description
- jacquard (overall production method/technique)
- biederwand (overall production method/technique)
- cotton, wool (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 96 in x 84 1/2 in; 243.84 cm x 214.63 cm
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Coverlets
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_621368
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-4b4a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
