Decorative Scheak Online Auction

September 22, 2011

LOT 93

Lot 93

Ontario Jacquard Woven Doublecloth Signed Coverlet, 1854

Ontario Jacquard Woven Doublecloth Signed Coverlet, 1854
Lot 93 Details
Ontario Jacquard Woven Doublecloth Signed Coverlet, 1854

probably Welland County, Ontario white and indigo cotton Four Roses pattern with Distelfink pattern border, centre seem construction, signed and dated “Margaret Silverthorn, aged 38, 1854
83" x 76" — 210.8 x 193 cm.

Estimate $100-$200

Realised: $204
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Literature:

Keep Me Warm One Night: Early Handweaving in Eastern Canada, Burnham and Burnham, U of T Press, 1972, similar examples: illus. 433, 434

CONDITION DETAILS

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