Dennis Mills 2024 donation coverlet #45

Woven Textile

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

2024.1.45

Photo provided by Dennis Mills

Name/Title

Dennis Mills 2024 donation coverlet #45

Entry/Object ID

2024.1.45

Description

Dennis Mills 2024 donation coverlet #45 Transcription notes: Overshot Coverlet c. 1850 * Note Camden Twsp misspelled by Burnhams p. 202 & p. 233 Poss. att. Colebrook area Camden Township Unidentified weaver Lennox & Addington Co. Although woven in indigo blue wool on white cotton warp, the result is a woven coverlet of dramatic impact. The pattern/draft is a variation known as “Distant Beauty” (Burnham). Each block has a large “wheel” at each corner with a [illegible] in the with a cross to the left block. This fine example relates to two other coverlets in the ROM as documented by Dorothy & Harold Burnham in Keep Me Warm One Night #309 and 319 also wheel variations. The weaver has not been identified by name (yet) but was working in the Colebrook community of Lennox and Addington County. The two sections are well woven with a well-matched centre seam. Both ends are turned and bound (no bottom fringe) – simple and basic in keeping with many mid 19th c weavers. Condition: Excellent (very minor stain) – no wear. Source: Tim Potter Auctions, Napanee c. 2010 from a local collection of L+A Canadiana. Dimensions: 93” (236 cm) l. x 65” (165 cm) w. This is a weaver who used excellent [illegible] to create dramatic impact. Unfortunately, I was not able to identify the family in L+A who owned it.

Use

coverlet

Collection

Dennis Mills Collection

Cataloged By

Rob Childs

Made/Created

Artist

unidentified weaver

Time Period

C. 1850

Place

* Untyped Place

Colebrook area, Camden Township, Lennox & Addington County, Ontario

Location

Ontario

Woven Textile Details

Notes

“Distant Beauty” variation pattern

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Coverlet

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bedcover

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Width

165 cm

Length

236 cm

Dimension Notes

measurements as per collector's notes

Color

Blue, White

Location

Shelf

Rolled Storage

Room

Rolled Storage Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Moved By

Piper Patterson

Date

February 19, 2026

Location

Room

N.R.H. Gallery

Building

M.V.T.M.

Moved By

Sadie Badour

Date

October 19, 2025

Location

* Untyped Location

Temporary Artifact Storage Room

Date

December 11, 2024

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

December 11, 2024

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 13, 2026