Coverlet

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2019.06.38

Description

Unnamed weaver from Bruce County, c. 1880 - 1890 Blue wool on natural white cotton ground. Tied double cloth. This is one of two coverlets which were purchased from the Odessa Antiques Show in Odessa, Ontario in 2018. It has a twill background which is unusual in Ontario. It is attributed to an unnamed weaver in the Neustadt / Hannover area of Bruce County, Ontario. There is a coverlet which is beleived to be from the same weaver in the Bruce County Museum in Southhampton.

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

172 cm

Length

193 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