New Jersey coverlet by Peter Van Doren for C. Van Dyke, 1842, doubleweave

Name/Title

New Jersey coverlet by Peter Van Doren for C. Van Dyke, 1842, doubleweave

Entry/Object ID

CDP 25.5.033

Description

Navy and natural figured doubleweave coverlet with border and fringe around three sides. Woven by Peter Sutphen Van Doren for C. Van Dyke in Millstone, New Jersey in 1842.

Collection

Coverlet Documentation Project

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Van Doren, Peter S.

Role

Weaver

Date made

1842

Place

Town

Millstone

County

Somerset County

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

United States of America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL,LR

Transcription

C. VAN./ DYKE./ MILL/ STONE./N.J. 1842./ P.S.V.D.

Material/Technique

Woven

Type

Border inscription

Transcription

LIBERTY

Material/Technique

Woven

Color

Navy, Natural