Coverlet

Object/Artifact

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Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2019.06.35

Description

Moses Cherry, c.1865 - 1875 Wool bands of red and blue on a natural white cotton ground. Damask. The centre field has floral and leaf motifs between vertical zig-zag lines. Same pattern as coverlet 2019.06.34 but with multicolour bands rather than monochrome.

Collection

Mills Coverlet Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Moses Cherry

Role

Artist

Date made

1865 - 1875

Place

Location

Durham 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

Dimensions

Width

188.5 cm

Length

201 cm

Material

Wool, Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cherry, Moses

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

April 22, 2019

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

October 19, 2025