Coverlet

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2019.06.37

Description

Unknown weaver from Bruce County, c.1880 - 1890 Red wool on white cotton. Tied double cloth. This is one of two similar coverlets found at the Odessa Antiques Show in Odessa, Ontario in 2018. It is unique to Ontario with only one other example of this pattern known which is in the Royal Ontario Museum. It has a twilled background which is uncommon in Ontario. It is attributed to a weaver in Neustadt or Hannover in Bruce County, Ontario.

Collection

Mills Coverlet Collection

Cataloged By

Cameron Hill

Made/Created

Date made

1880 - 1890

Place

Location

Bruce 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, Bruce County, unkown weaver from Bruce County

Dimensions

Width

183 cm

Length

205 cm

Material

Cotton, Wool

Created By

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Create Date

April 22, 2019

Updated By

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Update Date

November 12, 2023