Object Details
- Description
- This red, green, dark blue, and natural colored jacquard tied-Beiderwand coverlet can be attributed to Jacob B. Gernand (1797-1871) likely between the years 1835-1850 in Graceham, Frederick County, Maryland. This coverlet features a “Double Rose” carpet medallion centerfield with a double border of stylized grapevines and diamond and tassel design. There is a self-fringe on the sides and bottom border. "MIDDLE/TOWN/FRED_K/COUNTY/MARY-/*LAND*" is woven into the lowers cornerblocks. It is these cornerblocks that help to attribute this coverlet to Gernand. Of the known weavers in Frederick County, Maryland, Jacob B. Gernand is the only weaver to abbreviate Frederick as “FRED_K.” Gernand purchased the rights to a patented Jacquard loom in 1835, and his only dated coverlet was woven in 1836.
- Jacob Gernand was born in Frederick County and married three times. His first wife was Elizabeth Williar. He married his second wife, Anna Theodora Becker in 1823, and his third wife was Sybilla Wilhide. He had children with each of his wives. Two of those children were also known weavers, Eugene J. Gernand and William H. Gernand (1823-1883). Jacob was very active in the Moravian Church and served as his local postmaster for many decades. The 1850 Maryland Census listed Jacob as a farm with real estate valued at $1450.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- referenced
- Corick, Andrew
- Uber, Frederick
- date made
- c. 1835-1850
- Credit Line
- Gift of Alice Toole Barnes
- Physical Description
- jacquard (overall production method/technique)
- tied-Beiderwand (overall production method/technique)
- double rose (center pattern)
- blue (overall color)
- white (overall color)
- green (overall color)
- pink (overall color)
- salmon (overall color)
- wool (overall material)
- cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 91 in x 72 in; 231.14 cm x 182.88 cm
- Object Name
- coverlet, figured
