Name/Title
Dennis Mills 2024 donation coverlet #10Entry/Object ID
2024.1.10Description
Dennis Mills 2024 donation coverlet #10
Transcription notes:
Overshot Coverlet c. 1850-60
Ref. Keep Me Warm One Night. Burnhams #299
Unidentified weaver
Poss. Halton County
“Dog Track” motif
This coverlet is almost identical to the very first coverlet I purchased from an Oakville,
Ontario dealer – also in indigo blue weft on a bleached cotton warp. It may have been
woven by the same Halton County weaver who is unidentified. The coverlet here was
found in Mississauga south (not far away in Peel County about 1985.
It however is heavier with a more generous amounts of darker indigo wool. The name
“Dog Track” is used for the central motif with crisp table blocks. The central field extends
to the far edges without edge border motifs like the other. In this case the blocks are
larger with a reduction of the separation panels by one unit. The result is a pleasing
contrast and balance.
The two panels are joined by a well matched centre seam.
Condition: Very good. Very minor loss of blue wool in two block tables low to one corner.
Source: Memories fade with time. It was collected many years ago - 1980’s - at an
antique show in Mississauga with no provenance available. It was a period when the
history of their pieces had little interest – unfortunately.
Dimensions: 86” (218.5 cm) long x 63 ½” (161 cm) w
Perhaps purchased from David Wells of Some Other Time Antiques in Streetsville
(Mississauga).Collection
Dennis Mills CollectionCataloged By
Rob ChildsMade/Created
Artist
unidentified weaverTime Period
C. 1850-1860Place
* Untyped Place
possibly Halton County, OntarioLocation
CanadaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
CoverletNomenclature Primary Object Term
BedcoverNomenclature Class
BeddingNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsDimensions
Width
161 cmLength
218.5 cmLocation
Location
* Untyped Location
Temporary Artifact Storage RoomDate
November 13, 2024Created By
robchilds1985@gmail.comCreate Date
November 13, 2024Updated By
robchilds1985@gmail.comUpdate Date
November 13, 2024
