New Jersey coverlet; doublecloth; 1834

Photograph

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

New Jersey coverlet; doublecloth; 1834

Entry/Object ID

CDP 25.3.KBRW494

Description

Blue and navy figured double weave coverlet with border on four sides and self-fringe along bottom. Two joined panels. Woven for Hetty Oakley around May 14, 1834. Hetty Oakley, of Bergen Co, New Jersey, was born Hetty Van Buskirk on April 2, 1799 and died April 7, 1881. She married Fanning T. Oakley (1797-1877). They owned the Van Buskirk-Oakley House in Oradell, Bergen Co., New Jersey (Bergen County Historical Society Marker Number 99).

Collection

Kitty Bell and Ron Walter Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa May 14, 1834

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

UL UR LL LR

Transcription

HETTY / OAKLEY / MAY 14. 1834

Color

Blue, Navy