Name/Title
CoverletEntry/Object ID
2019.06.39Description
Unnamed weaver from Elgin County, 1900
Indigo blue on natural white cotton ground. Tied double cloth.
It has a very intricate, “busy” pattern with small details. The year 1900 and initials “H.Y.” on opposite ends of the border. There are several errors visible in the weft.
One of few surviving coverlets from Elgin County, Ontario. Presumed to have been made by a German weaver who immigrated in 1871 and was recorded in the census of Rodney, Elgin County.Collection
Mills Coverlet CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1900Place
Location
Elgin 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, weaving, unkown weaver from Elgin CountyCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
April 22, 2019Updated By
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November 11, 2023
