Name/Title
Dennis Mills 2024 donation coverlet #14Entry/Object ID
2024.1.14Description
Dennis Mills 2024 donation coverlet #14
Transcription notes:
Overshot Coverlet 1850-70
Ref. Keep Me Warm One Night, Burnhams #325
The Comfortable Arts: Traditional Spinning and Weaving in Canada Dorothy Burnham
#111
Unidentified weaver from Whitechurch, Bruce County
Ex Coll.n Ruth Cathcart
“Freemason’s Felicity” pat.
Wow. This beautiful coverlet knows how to make a statement with indigo blue and
cadmium red wool on a natural white cotton warp. The contrast is well-preserved since
this example has seldom seen the light of day on a bed.
The coverlet is a slight variant from the example in the ROM #325. There is another
example in my collection from Kincardine area of Bruce County in red & white. This blue
and white example was collected by well known researcher/author/collector Ruth
Cathcart near her summer home in Owen Sound area of Bruce County.
The weaver from the Whitechurch area of Bruce County is not yet identified but
examples of his work are protected in the ROM and this collection.
The draft/pattern is a variation of “Freemason’s Felicity” seen in examples by a variety
of weavers across eastern Canada.
Condition: Excellent – as new – well matched centre seam. Woven binding added to top
and bottom ends.
Source: Tim Potter Auctions, Napanee, Ruth Cathcart Auction [front or from] Owen
Sound home c. 2010
Dimensions: 77” (196 cm) l. x 61” (155 cm) w.
Identical transitional side borders and ends to ROM #325.Collection
Dennis Mills CollectionCataloged By
Rob ChildsMade/Created
Artist
unidentified weaverTime Period
1850-1870Place
* Untyped Place
Whitechurch, Bruce County, OntarioLocation
CanadaWoven Textile Details
Notes
“Freemason’s Felicity” patternLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
CoverletNomenclature Primary Object Term
BedcoverNomenclature Class
BeddingNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsLocation
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
