Name/Title
CoverletEntry/Object ID
2019.06.27Description
August Ploether, c.1870 - 1880
This tied double cloth coverlet has indigo blue, cadmium red, moss green bands of wool on a white and blue cotton ground. It features an American eagle with shield which was a popular motif around the time of the centennial of US independence.
Pattern matches coverlets signed by August Ploether who was a German weaver working in Preston, Waterloo county. Ploether’s early coverlets were monochrome while his later works featured multicoloured bands.
Coverlets 26 and 27 have the same pattern and colours.Collection
Mills Coverlet CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
August PloetherRole
ArtistDate made
1870 - 1880Place
Location
Waterloo County, OntarioLexicon
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
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Ploether, AugustGeneral Notes
Note
Status By: Cameron HillCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
April 22, 2019Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
November 11, 2023
