Woven for Mary Stoner in East Huntington Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania

Tied beiderwand 2:1, natural and light blue cotton with navy, red, and gold wool

Two panels joined, 87 × 69 inches

Inscribed: WOVEN BY / HENRY O. / OVERHOLT / FOR / MARY / STONER / 1846 / WEST’D / PENN.

 Gift of Stephanie Simpkins, 2021.1.001

Woven for Margaret Caldwell in Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania

Tied beiderwand 2:1, natural and light blue cotton with red, blue, and green wool

Two panels joined, 83 × 72 inches

Inscribed: MADE BY / MICHAEL / FENNEL / FOR MISS / MARGARET / CALWELL / 1846

2024.3.002

Woven in Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania

Twill damask, red and blue wool

Two panels joined, 71 × 77 inches

 Inscribed: MADE / BY / H. FESS / 1846

 Gift of Lois Betler, 2023.4.002

Woven in Adamsburg, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania

True beiderwand 4:1, natural cotton with red, gold, and taupe wool

Beiderwand

Seamless, 90 × 82 inches

Inscribed: F. NESTLE & F. SEEBICH ADAMSBURG W.M.L. CO. PA

Gift of Foster & Muriel McCarl, 2008.1.084

Woven in Delaware Twp., Mercer Co., Pennsylvania

Tied beiderwand 2:1, natural and light blue cotton with red and blue wool

Two panels joined, 90 × 73 inches

Inscribed: MADE+ / BY+ / D+BEIL+ / FOR+ / / 1846

Gift of Foster & Muriel McCarl

2008.1.149

Woven in Bellefontaine, Logan Co., Ohio

Doubleweave, natural cotton with red and blue wool

Two panels joined, 84 × 70 inches

Inscribed: WOVE+IN / LOGAN+CO+ / OHIO+BY+ / W. BUECHEL / 1846

Gift of Foster & Muriel McCarl

2008.1.327

Woven for Mary A. Line in South Middleton Twp., Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania

Tied beiderwand 2:1, natural and light blue cotton with red and blue wool

Two panels joined, 98 × 81 inches

Inscribed: Mary A. / Line. / 1846 / P Diller. / Weaver.

Gift of Foster & Muriel McCarl

2008.1.192

Woven for S. Brendil in South Middleton Twp., Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania

Tied beiderwand 2:1, natural and light blue cotton with red, blue, and green wool

Two panels joined, 100 × 78 inches

Inscribed: HENRY K F/REDERICK / SOUTH MID/DLETON T/OWNSHIP / 1846 / S. BRENDIL

Transfer from the American Textile History Museum

2017.1.113

Woven in East Bethlehem Twp., Washington Co., Pennsylvania

Tied beiderwand 2:1, natural and light blue cotton with red and blue wool

Two panels joined, 89 × 68 inches

Inscribed: C+G+ / 1846+

Gift of Foster & Muriel McCarl

2008.1.226

Woven for Maria Sanford in Orange, Schuyler Co., New York

Doubleweave, natural cotton with blue wool

Two panels joined, 79 × 76 inches

Inscribed: MARIA / SANFORD / ORANGE / .1846

Transfer from the American Textile History Museum

2017.2.044

Woven for C. Smith in Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania

Tied beiderwand 2:1, natural and blue cotton with red and blue wool

Seamless, 97 × 86 inches

Inscribed: EMANUEL. / GRUBE. / WARWICK. / T.LA.C.P. / 1846 / C. SMITH

Gift of Foster & Muriel McCarl

2008.1.048

Woven in Sugar Creek Twp., Stark Co., Ohio

Tied beiderwand 2:1, natural and light blue cotton with red, blue, and green wool

Two panels joined, 88 × 77 inches

Inscribed: A+HENNING / SUGER / CREEK+T / STARK / COUNTY / OHIO 184[6]

 Gift of Brian McCarl

2016.1.001

Woven for Jacob Nickeyin Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania

Tied beiderwand 2:1, natural and light blue cotton with red, blue, and gold wool

Two panels joined, 90 × 77 inches

Inscribed: MANUFACT/URED + BY / C+K+HINKEL / SHIPPENS/BURG / PA. 1846 / JACOB / NICKEY

Gift of Foster & Muriel McCarl

2008.1.279

Woven in Morrison’s Cove, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania

Tied beiderwand 3:1, natural and blue cotton with red, blue, and green wool

Seamless, 82 × 78 inches

Inscribed: J. KEAGY / GLOBE / FACTORY / MORRISO-/NS. COVE / BEDFORD / COUNTY. / PENN’A.

Transfer from the American Textile History Museum

2017.2.051

Woven in Wheeling, Ohio Co., West Virginia

Natural cotton with red and blue wool

Doubleweave

Seamless, 83 × 68 inches

Inscribed: WHEELING / KENNEDY

On loan from the John & Janet Simmermaker Collection

CDP 25.8.121

Woven in Mansfield, Richland Co., Ohio

Tied beiderwand 2:1, natural and light blue cotton with red and blue wool

Two panels joined, 87 × 69 inches

Inscribed: SAMUEL. / MEILY. / MANS./FIELD. / RICHLAND / OHIO. / 1846

Gift of Foster & Muriel McCarl

2008.1.246

Woven in East Huntington Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania

Doubleweave, natural cotton with red and blue wool

Two panels joined, 83 × 77 inches

Inscribed: HENRY / OVERHOLT

 2024.3.001

Woven in Porter’s Factory, Jefferson Co., West Virginia

Tied beiderwand 2:1, natural and brown cotton and blue wool

Two panels joined, 89 × 64 inches

Inscribed:  PORTER.1846

Gift of the McCarl Foundation

2024.1.102

Woven in South Whitehall Twp., Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania

Tied beiderwand 3:1, blue cotton with red, green, and gold wool

Seamless, 84 × 75 inches

Inscribed: MADE.BY / HENRY / PROBST+ / NEAR / ALLEN/TOWN+ / 1846

Gift of Foster & Muriel McCarl

2008.1.335

Woven in Ridge Prairie, St. Clair Co., Illinois

Tied beiderwand 2:1, red and blue wool

Two panels joined, 93 × 80 inches

Inscribed: MADE BY. / P. SEEWALD / RIDGE. / PRAIRIE / ST. CLAIR / COUNTY / ILLINOIS. / 1846.

On loan from the John and Janet Simmermaker Collection

CDP 25.8.273

Woven for Catharine Letts of Shelby, Orleans Co., New York; likely woven in Henderson, Jefferson Co., New York

Doubleweave, natural cotton and blue wool

Two panels joined, 91 × 81 inches

Inscribed: CATHARINE LETTS. / ORLEANS CO N.Y. 1846.

Gift of the McCarl Foundation

2024.1.017

Woven for Harriet Miller in Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania

Tied beiderwand 3:1, blue cotton with red wool

Seamless, 90 × 81 inches

Inscribed: MADE. BY / C. WIAND / ALLEN/TOWN / HARRIET / MILLER. (left); 1846 (right)

Transfer from the American Textile History Museum

2017.2.063

Woven in Ohio (attr.)

Doubleweave, natural cotton with blue wool

Two panels joined, 84 × 74 inches

Inscribed: CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON / 1846

Transfer from the American Textile History Museum

2017.2.038

Woven for Polly Brown in New York (attr.)

Tied beiderwand 4:1, natural cotton and blue wool

Two panels joined, 91 × 68 inches

Inscribed: POLLY / BROWN / 1846

Gift of Foster & Muriel McCarl

2008.1.184

Woven in Pennsylvania (attr.)

Star and Diamond Weave, natural and light blue cotton with red and blue wool

Two panels joined, 84 × 64 inches

Gift of Rabbit Goody

2025.1.002

Woven in Pennsylvania (attr.)

 Multi-shaft point twill, natural cotton with red, blue, and green wool

Two panels joined, 90 × 74 inches

Gift of Rabbit Goody

2025.1.003