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

Photograph

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

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

Entry/Object ID

CDP 25.5.033

Description

Figured and fancy doubleweave coverlet with borders on 3 sides and applied fringe on sides and bottom. Two panels joined by a center seam. Navy wool with undyed cotton. Lilies of France centerfield pattern; eagle border on sides and bottom. Woven by Peter Sutphen Van Doren for C. Van Dyke in 1842.

Context

Photographed on 9/4/2025 in Eagle, WI for the Coverlet Documentation Project.

Collection

Coverlet Documentation Project, Riene Wells and Dean Herriges Collection

Category

Lilies of France

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

Notes

Woven for C. Van Dyke.

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