Coverlet

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2019.06.22

Description

Daniel Knechtel - c.1885 - 1900 Cadmium red and moss green wool on natural white cotton base. Free double cloth with tied areas. Motifs include a strong central star on a rectangle with overlaping scale on the inner and outer borders of deer, partriges, and floral leaves. It features a domed building on two sides which Mills states is the US capitol building. Coverlet 23 has the same pattern but in monochrome red.

Collection

Mills Coverlet Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Daniel Knechtel

Date made

1885 - 1900

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Coverlet

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bedcover

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Search Terms

Dennis Mills, Sylvia Mills, Coverlet, Mills Coverlet Collection, wool, cotton, Jacquard, weaving

Dimensions

Width

195 cm

Length

208 cm

Material

Cotton, Wool

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Knechtel, Daniel

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

April 22, 2019

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

November 12, 2023