Name/Title
CoverletEntry/Object ID
2019.06.34Description
Moses Cherry c.1865 - 1875
Cadmium red wool on natural white cotton ground. Damask.
The centre field has floral and leaf motifs between vertical zig-zag lines. Moses Cherry was trained as a weaver in Scotland or Ireland before he came to Canada. Cherry seems to have worked as a weaver between 1850 and 1880. Cherry’s work shows that he may have been influenced by damask weavers such as Withers.Collection
Mills Coverlet CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1865 - 1875Place
Location
Durham 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
Cherry, MosesCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
April 22, 2019Updated By
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November 12, 2023
