Name/Title
Dennis Mills 2024 donation coverlet #8Entry/Object ID
2024.1.8Description
Dennis Mills 2024 donation coverlet #8
Transcription notes:
Overshot Coverlet c. 1850
Ref. Keep Me Warm One Night Burnhams #297
Unidentified weaver
Lennox & Addington Co. or Prince Edward Co.
“Dog Tracks” pattern
Poss. Peter Fretz
This is another beautifully woven coverlet found in Lennox & Addington County. The
example in the ROM #297 was found in [illegible] Township in Prince Edward County.
Possibly both excellent examples were woven by the same weaver. Peter Fretz, a
weaver living just north of Nappanee, was regarded as an excellent weaver with
examples in the ROM collection. No other proof rather than proximity to Strathcona
where this piece was in a local collection (Prof DePencier). The border on the two are
different.
The coverlet uses olive green and cadmium red wool on a natural cotton warp. The star
motifs alternate with a change of colour in each row. The central field switches to a
contrasting border on each side. The pattern name “Dog Tracks” was used by the
Burnhams in KMWON #297 but it is not recorded in old sources (Abercromie).
Condition: Good – unfortunately it has a loss to the right front side border. Otherwise it
is excellent.
Source: Purchased 22-11-13 $56.50 at the [illegible] contents sale in Nappanee. “On
Your Behalf” sale coordinator confirmed later that it had come from the DePencier
collection in nearby Strathcona. DePencier was related to an early UEL family called
Davy in the village of Strathcona very close to Peter Fretz a 19th weaver documented
as a maker of coverlets.
Dimensions: 81” (206 cm) l x 69” (176 cm) w.
Two panels [illegible] seamed on a [illegible but might be ‘different’] woven ground.Collection
Dennis Mills CollectionCataloged By
Rob ChildsMade/Created
Artist
unidentified weaver but possibly Peter FretzTime Period
C. 1850Place
* Untyped Place
Lennox & Addington County or Prince Edward County, OntarioLocation
CanadaWoven Textile Details
Notes
“Dog Tracks” patternLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
CoverletNomenclature Primary Object Term
BedcoverNomenclature Class
BeddingNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsColor
olive green, cadmium red, 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
