Name/Title
Dennis Mills 2024 donation coverlet #4Entry/Object ID
2024.1.4Description
Dennis Mills 2024 donation coverlet #4
Transcription notes:
Overshot Coverlet (Half – One Panel) c 1840-50
Ref. Keep Me Warm One Night Burnhams
#237
Unidentified Weaver
Found in Prince Edward Co.
“Queen’s Delight” pattern variation
Unfortunately, when I purchased this one panel (of two), the antique dealer from Prince
Edward County told me she had found two panels at a sale in the county but had sold
one earlier in the day. She thought they were two single bed coverlets – NO. The other
half of this coverlet is hopefully still out there someplace in the Toronto area.
The colourful example uses red, yellow and blue wool weft on a natural white cotton
warp. It has a long fringe still intact on the bottom edge. The pattern is known as a
variation of Queen’s Delight. Similar “patch”-like [illegible but probably ‘patterns’ or
‘patterning’] are known but rarely seen in Ontario and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The
design formed by simple squares and rectangles results in an overall pleasing impact.
According to Burnhams, when they have been seen it usually in Ontario’s Prince
Edward County. [illegible – you would assume it was the word ‘did’ or ‘could’ but hard to
tell from notes] this weaver have Loyalist roots?
Condition: For the one panel, it is in excellent condition with the fringe intact – with
modest wear. Preservation accounts for the fact that the panels were never joined and
used.
Source: Prince Ed Country antique dealer, at Cloverdale Antique Show about 1978.
Dimensions: 90” (229 cm) l. x 35 ¼” (89.5 cm) w
Very long as occurs on several early examples.Collection
Dennis Mills CollectionCataloged By
Rob ChildsMade/Created
Artist
unidentified weaverTime Period
1840-1850Place
* Untyped Place
Probably Prince Edward County, OntarioLocation
CanadaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
CoverletNomenclature Primary Object Term
BedcoverNomenclature Class
BeddingNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsColor
Red, Yellow, Blue, WhiteLocation
Location
Shelf
Rolled StorageRoom
Rolled Storage RoomBuilding
M.V.T.M.Moved By
Piper PattersonDate
February 19, 2026Location
Room
N.R.H. GalleryBuilding
M.V.T.M.Category
ExhibitMoved By
Sadie BadourDate
October 19, 2025Location
* Untyped Location
Temporary Artifact Storage RoomDate
November 13, 2024Create Date
November 13, 2024Update Date
May 13, 2026
