Name/Title
New Jersey coverlet; doublecloth; 1834Entry/Object ID
CDP 25.3.KBRW495Description
Navy and natural figured double weave coverlet with border on four sides and self-fringe along bottom. Two joined panels. Woven for Uriah J. Van Ripur [sic] around February 13, 1834.
Uriah J. Van Riper was born around September 27, 1812 and died February 19, 1879. He lived in Wayne, Passaic Co., New Jersey. He eventually inherited the Riper-Hopper house in Wayne, a historic place and home of the Wayne Township Museum. He married Anna Banta, perhaps around the date on this coverlet.Collection
Kitty Bell and Ron Walter CollectionMade/Created
Date made
circa Feb 13, 1834Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Cornerblock inscriptionLocation
UL UR LL LRTranscription
URIAH . J . / VAN RIPUR / FEB. 13. 1834