Christian Van Nortwick Coverlet Woven for Andrew Miller, 1837
THF94870 / Christian Van Nortwick Coverlet Woven for Andrew Miller, 1837
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Artifact Overview
A coverlet is a decorative bedcovering--usually made of cotton and wool--woven on a loom. This one was woven for Andrew Miller by Christian Van Nortwick, a weaver who worked in Asbury, New Jersey, in the 1830s and 1840s. It wasn't often that a man was named as the client for a coverlet--most coverlets were woven for women.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Coverlet
Date Made
1837
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Woven by Christian Van Nortwick (or Van Nortwic) in Asbury, Warren County, New Jersey
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2007.72.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Fred & Margaret Brusher Family.
Material
Cotton (Textile)
Wool (Textile)
Technique
Weaving
Color
Blue
Beige (Color)
Dimensions
Width: 81.12 in (Two 40.5 inch panels, joined.)
Length: 83.25 in
Inscriptions
in corner blocks: ANDREW / MILLER / ASBURY / 1837 / C. VAN / NORTWICK / FANCY / WEAVER
Above borders: UNION
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