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Samuel Graham coverlet (

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Creator

Graham, Samuel

Title

Samuel Graham coverlet

Description

Red & white, double jacquard coverlet with two trade blocks of an eagle with spread wings and dated "1842." Bottom border is fern lea design. Side borders are bird of paradise. Field pattern of stylized floral design and 8 sided star centered with a flower. Top is hemmed. Bottom has self fringe, approx. 3" woven by Samuel Graham.; Samuel Graham emigrated to the U. S. from England in 1823, and eventually landed in New Castle, Indiana. He set up his weaving business in a log cabin, and set about producing a large volume of coverlets. His business was so successful that he hired two employees and purchased many acres of land. This double jacquard coverlet in white cotton and coral wool features a stylized floral and star center or field, with Graham’s most popular border design of the bird of paradise and fern leaf design. The eagle with spread wings was his trademark prior to 1850. After that, he used an urn with flowers motif to mark his coverlets.

Collection

Conner Prairie

	Location	Indiana , United States of America
	Coordinates	39° 59′ 03.5″ N, 86° 01′ 52.8″ W
	Established	1930
	Website	www.connerprairie.org
	Authority file	: Q5161775 ISNI: 0000000404811820

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Conner Prairie as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Indiana Memory.

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DPLA identifier: c941f02c096df2f726813c1550b2f147
Conner Prairie identifier: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/CPQuilts/id/75

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