Coverlet

Object/Artifact

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Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2019.06.24

Description

Daniel Knetchtel, 1875 - 1890 Indigo blue wool on a ground of white and blue cotton tied double cloth coverlet. It has a thick border with floral, leaf and bird motifs. Daniel Knetchtel was one of several weavers who came to Waterloo County from Pennsylvania and New York around the time of the US Civil War when the American textile industry was becoming more mechanised. “Knetchtel’s coverlets are large and dramatic with strong central medallions surrounded by geometric forms”

Collection

Mills Coverlet Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Daniel Knechtel

Date made

1875 - 1890

Place

Location

Waterloo County, Ontario

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

221 cm

Length

226 cm

Material

Cotton, Wool

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Knechtel, Daniel

General Notes

Note

Status By: Cameron Hill

Created By

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Create Date

April 22, 2019

Updated By

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Update Date

November 12, 2023