Three-color Woven Wool and Cotton Biederwand Coverlet

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Three-color Woven Wool and Cotton Biederwand Coverlet, John Weaver (b. circa 1824),Rowsburg, Ashland County, Ohio, 1851, single-piece coverlet in shades of dark red, navy blue, and white, with center field of eight-sided floral medallions alternating with blossoms, bordered on three sides with rows of houses and trees, two corner blocks with maker's name and date "JOHN ROWSBURG ASHLAND CO. OHIO 1851," fringed on three sides, (toning, minor scattered yarn loss, stains, and dye bleed),86 x 80 in.
Estimate $600-800

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