Name/Title
Dennis Mills 2024 donation coverlet #44Entry/Object ID
2024.1.44Description
Dennis Mills 2024 donation coverlet #44
Transcription notes:
Overshot Coverlet c. 1850-60
Camden Twp. misspelled as Campden by Burnhams p. 202
Unidentified weaver of Colebrook
Camden Township, Lennox & Addington Co.
“Monmouth” pattern
The coverlet is woven with red and blue weft in wool on a bleached white cotton warp
woven as singles. It has the feel of an early example with fine spun wool. The result is a
light but densely woven with excellent weight and drape (seen in many early coverlets).
The weaver is the unidentified artisan who is known as the Colebrook weaver from
Camden Township in Lennox and Addington County. Another example is in the
collection – equally accomplish. The identity of place is confirmed by an almost
identical example in the ROM #260 Burnham but in black wool on cotton.
This coverlet had a long history in the county and appeared at auction in Napanee in
2024. It demanded interest by other local collectors but I couldn’t let it go. With more
work I may “uncover” his name. He was certainly a well-trained professional supporting
the early immigrants to the area. By 1856, the Grand Trunk Railway arrived with imports
from US and Great Britain commercial mechanized production. To survive as weavers,
some relocated farther north in Ont. away from the railroads.
Condition: Very good. Very minor wear, fringe losses.
Source: Brad Snider Auctions, Napanee 27-01-2024 at the January consignment
auction – a local but unnamed. $186.45
Dimensions: 74” (188 cm) l. x 69” (175 cm) w.
Two panel – centre seamed.Collection
Dennis Mills CollectionCataloged By
Rob ChildsMade/Created
Artist
Unidentifed Colebrook weaverTime Period
C. 1850-1860Place
* Untyped Place
Camden Township, Lennox & Addington County.Location
OntarioLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
CoverletNomenclature Primary Object Term
BedcoverNomenclature Class
BeddingNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsDimensions
Width
175 cmLength
188 cmDimension Notes
measurements as per collector's notesLocation
Location
Shelf
Rolled StorageRoom
Rolled Storage RoomBuilding
M.V.T.M.Moved By
Piper PattersonDate
February 14, 2026Location
Room
N.R.H. GalleryBuilding
M.V.T.M.Category
ExhibitMoved By
Sadie BadourDate
October 19, 2025Location
* Untyped Location
Temporary Artifact Storage RoomDate
December 11, 2024General Notes
Note
There is no fringe and no evidence that there was one. Both edges have been hemmedCreate Date
December 11, 2024Update Date
May 13, 2026
