Name/Title
CoverletEntry/Object ID
2019.06.34Description
Moses Cherry c.1865 - 1875
Cadmium red wool on natural white cotton ground. Damask.
The centre field has floral and leaf motifs between vertical zig-zag lines. Moses Cherry was trained as a weaver in Scotland or Ireland before he came to Canada. Cherry seems to have worked as a weaver between 1850 and 1880. Cherry’s work shows that he may have been influenced by damask weavers such as Withers.Collection
Mills Coverlet CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1865 - 1875Place
Location
Durham 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, weavingRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Cherry, MosesCreate Date
April 22, 2019Update Date
November 12, 2023
