Name/Title
CoverletEntry/Object ID
2019.06.03Description
For many years the weaver for this coverlet was unknown. The Burnham's in "Keep Me Warm One Night",1973, suggested it was the work of an unknown Welland County weaver who was working in the 1830s-1850's. Several examples of his work are in the Royal Ontario Museum.
I am prepared to make an attribution to Moses Grobb, who worked near Vineland, Clinton Township, Lincoln County. A careful examination of the bottom corner cartouches have placed the date 1854 with very distinctive "5'5"? that has a diagonal fill across the top of the five merneral?. This is consistent with other works linked to Moses Grobb. While the unknown weaver from Welland used an open numeral 5 when dating his works in similar cartouches, the ____ provenance for this coverlet also makes the link to Grobb. In the late 1970's I purchased it from antique dealer Nick Trainor (Adam Haynes Antiques) in Niagara. He had purchased it from a descendant of Moses Grobb. This coverlet was stored in a chest of drawers also made by Moses Grobb.
The contstruction uses dark indigo wool on a natural white cotton ground. The pattern uses very stylized flowering trees and longer floral blooms. The flower and crow border on three sides also includes prominent stars. (Also a recurring feature of Grobb's weaving examples.)
-Dennis Mills, White Coverlet BinderCollection
Mills Coverlet CollectionCataloged By
Sean JoyntMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Moses GrobbRole
ArtistDate made
1854Place
Location
Welland County, OntarioLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
CoverletNomenclature Primary Object Term
BedcoverNomenclature Class
BeddingNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsSearch Terms
Dennis Mills, Coverlets, Dennis Mills Collection, Coverlet, wool, Jacquard, weavingLocation
Location
Building
Collections Hallway/Textile Storage RoomCategory
PermanentDate
November 7, 2023Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Grobb, MosesGeneral Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: Sean Joynt
Status Date: 2020-07-17Created By
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July 17, 2020Updated By
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November 12, 2023
