Bird of Paradise Coverlet

Object/Artifact

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Bird of Paradise Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.39.01

Description

The "Bird of Paradise" Coverlet is a figured and fancy jacquard coverlet woven by Edward Graf of Gasline, Ontario. A signature block in the bottom corners says "Bird of Paradise". The design is of "Bird of Paradise" features beautiful swooping birds and floral elements. The coverlet was woven from blue wool and natural cotton, and was produced at some time between 1875 and 1900. `Beginning in the late 1860s, Graf wove on a wide jacquard loom acquired from the United States. It produced doublewidth coverlets without centre seams as well as figural designs which were more to the fashionable tastes of the times` from Jacquard coverlet with Cherubim. (n.d.). Retrieved January 04, 2018, from http://collections.rom.on.ca/objects/425451/jacquard-coverlet-with-cherubim?ctx=251c71fd-779f-4377-8b92-9cca8820d7c4&idx=0

Collection

Coverlet Collection

Cataloged By

Ridley, Rachel

Made/Created

Date made

1875

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Coverlet

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bedcover

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Quilting, Quilts

Search Terms

Coverlet

Other Name

Edward Graf's Bird of Paradise Coverlet

Material

Wool and Cotton

Location

Wall

Wheel Rack

Room

Collections Room

Building

no location at this time

Date

November 7, 2023

Location

Wall

Wheel Rack

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Moved By

Moxley, Matthew

Date

December 13, 2011

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Thomas Morin Status Date: 2017-05-07

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

May 31, 2008

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

November 12, 2023