Object Details
- owner of coverlet in 19th century
- Paul, Jane
- Hausman, Benjamin
- Description
- Benjamin Hausman, born March 2, 1799, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, wove this cotton and wool Jacquard double-woven coverlet for Jane Paul in 1841. His name and hers appear in the lower corners along with the date. The coverlet is Jacquard double-woven with floral medallions and stars, as the overall pattern, and with a border of trees and flowers. It has no center seam. Several members of the Hausman family were coverlet weavers in Pennsylvania in the 19th century. Benjamin worked in Allentown, Lehigh County, from 1836 to 1845, and in York, York County, from 1847 to 1848. He is listed as a coverlet weaver in the 1850 census of York, York County, Pennsylvania. He moved to Philadelphia in 1852 and in the 1862 Philadelphia Septennial Census he is listed as a weaver. He and his wife Sarah lived with their daughter and son-in-law in Philadelphia. He died c. 1869.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Maybelle K. Price
- 1841
- ID Number
- TE.E393749
- accession number
- 211606
- catalog number
- E.393749
- Object Name
- coverlet, figured
- Physical Description
- Jacquard (overall production method/technique)
- cotton, wool (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 107 in x 85 1/2 in; 271.78 cm x 217.17 cm
- place made
- United States: Pennsylvania, Allentown
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Coverlets
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1270589
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-742b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
