Name/Title
Dennis Mills 2024 donation coverlet #16Entry/Object ID
2024.1.16Description
Dennis Mills 2024 donation coverlet #16
Transcription notes:
Overshot Coverlet c. 1850-60
Ref. Keep Me Warm One Night, Burnhams #329
Unidentified weaver
John Campbell, Komoka, Lobo Middlesex Cty wove similar example in ROM
“Freemason’s Felicity” pattern variant
This coverlet [illegible but could be ‘uses’] a very dense weave using black and red weft
in wool on a natural white cotton warp. The draft is an interesting variation of
“Freemason’s Felicity”. The complexity of the weave probably required at least an eight
shaft loom. The minute interplay of the black and red woolen weft creates a dazzling
impact. This is certainly an example of an expert weaver.
The elimination of part of the chariot wheel borders links it more directly to the tables.
Two examples in the ROM 328 & 329 are attributed to John Campbell, a Scottish
weaver from Lobo Township (Komoko) in Middlesex County. This coverlet was
purchased at the Toronto Antiques Show in the 1990s and came from an Ontario dealer
without provenance.
It has a nearly invisible matched seam, only found with a close check of the reverse
side.
Condition: No damage or loss. Some fading to the front. It must have been used on a
bed and exposed to sunlight for a period of time. The reverse, unfaded, is spectacular.
Source: Toronto Antique Show (dealer not recorded) but [illegible but probably ‘central’]
Ontario probably, c. 1995.
Dimensions: 79 ½” (202 cm) l. x 71” (180.5 cm) w.
The natural cotton warp is darker than most and may have been dyed to soften the
contrast.Collection
Dennis Mills CollectionMade/Created
Artist
unidentified weaverTime Period
1850-1860Place
* Untyped Place
Not known but similar to another example in this collection woven by John Campbell of Komoka, Middlesex County, OntarioLocation
CanadaWoven Textile Details
Notes
“Freemason’s Felicity” pattern variantLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
CoverletNomenclature Primary Object Term
BedcoverNomenclature Class
BeddingNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsDimensions
Width
180.5 cmLength
202 cmColors
Color
Black, Red, WhiteColor Notes
The natural cotton warp is darker than most and may have been dyed to soften the
contrast.Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Temporary Artifact Storage RoomDate
November 20, 2024Created By
robchilds1985@gmail.comCreate Date
November 20, 2024Updated By
robchilds1985@gmail.comUpdate Date
November 20, 2024
