Name/Title
Dennis Mills 2024 donation coverlet #42Entry/Object ID
2024.1.42Description
Dennis Mills 2024 donation coverlet #42
Transcription notes:
Overshot Coverlet c. 1860
Ref. Keep Me Warm One Night Burnham #258-262
Unidentified weaver
Collins Bay, Frontenac County.
“Monmouth” pattern
Poss. Colebrook weaver?
The generous blue wool woven into this overshot coverlet suggests a date after 1860
when wool was in more plentiful availability. The result is a heavy and warm result. The
woolen weft is woven with a bleached warp in doubles.
The draft pattern by the weaver is known in Ontario as “Monmouth” derived “from the
Duke of Monmouth, son of Charles II of England, who was beheaded following his
unsuccessful rebellion against his uncle James II in 1685” Burnham. He was long
remembered in Scotland and assigned to Scottish weaving in this draft. Of course,
many Scots came to Canada and the weavers continued to use the name for their
coverlets here. The coverlets in this pattern are known throughout Ontario and beyond.
The ROM has five coverlets in this pattern from different weavers of the 19 th c. in
different colours and subtle variations.
The coverlet was collected in Lennox & Addington from a shop in Camden East and had
been purchased in nearby Collins Bay in Frontenac County. A local weaver known as
the “Colebrook weaver” used this pattern so it could be linked to his production. Other
works by him are in the collection.
Condition: Very good – well-seamed – long fringe still intact. Some surface staining at
the bottom edge. Invisible centre seam.
Source: Camden East shop c. 2017 – originally found in Collins Bay Collection –
possible local but many known Ont. examples.
Dimensions: 83” (211 cm) l. not including long fringe x 58” (147 cm) w.Collection
Dennis Mills CollectionCataloged By
Rob ChildsMade/Created
Artist
unidentified weaverTime Period
C. 1860Place
* Untyped Place
Collins Bay, Frontenac County, OntarioLocation
CanadaNotes
Collector thinks this coverlet could be another example of the Colebrook weaver's work as seen in some of the other coverlets in the collectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
CoverletNomenclature Primary Object Term
BedcoverNomenclature Class
BeddingNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsDimensions
Width
147 cmLength
211 cmDimension Notes
measurements as per collector's notes - they do not include the long fringeLocation
Location
* Untyped Location
Temporary Artifact Storage RoomDate
December 11, 2024Created By
robchilds1985@gmail.comCreate Date
December 11, 2024Updated By
robchilds1985@gmail.comUpdate Date
December 11, 2024
