$120
Four-color Woven Wool and Cotton Biederwand Coverlet, Henry F. Stager (c. 1820-1888), Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, c. 1850, single-piece coverlet with central blossom and scrolled foliate design in a rectangular reserve with cut corners, in red, navy, green, and white, bordered with two rows of leaves, blossoms, and geometric designs, and leafy vine and berries, the corner blocks with a rose stem, with woven advertisement on one edge "LATEST IMPROVED P WARRANTED M BY H STAGER MOUNT JOY," fringed on three sides, (minor toning, scattered light stains, make-do stitch repair), 86 x 85 in. The reinforcement repair is about 7 1/2 in. lg. stitched with brown yarn
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-11-15
