Name/Title
CoverletEntry/Object ID
2019.06.18Description
Wilhelm Magnus Werlich, c.1865 - 1870
This tied double cloth coverlet features bands of bright red and green wool on a natural white and dyed blue cotton ground. It features a strong central motif, elaborate coloured bands and geometric and floral patterns which are common of Werlich's works.
Wilhelm Magnus Werlich was a German weaver who immigrated to Canada in 1850. He was trained in Germany and bought a jacquard loom and patterns from the United States after the Civil War. Coverlets were falling out of fashion in the US at the time and Werlich was one of several weavers who repurposed old American designs and found a market for them among the German Menonites of Waterloo County. This pattern is very similar to an earlier one from Pennsylvania. Werlich worked until 1890.Collection
Mills Coverlet CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Wilhelm Magnus WerlichDate made
1865 - 1870Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
CoverletNomenclature Primary Object Term
BedcoverNomenclature Class
BeddingNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsSearch Terms
Dennis Mills, Sylvia Mills, Coverlet, Mills Coverlet Collection, wool, cotton, Jacquard, weavingRelationships
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Werlich, Wilhelm MagnusCreated By
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April 22, 2019Updated By
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November 11, 2023
