Coverlet Woven by David D. Haring for Margaret Ann Cole, 1833
THF92281 / Coverlet Woven by David D. Haring for Margaret Ann Cole, 1833
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Artifact Overview
Weavers made coverlets to order, offering their clients a choice of patterns and colors. When Margaret Ann Cole ordered this coverlet, she didn't have to travel very far. Its weaver, David D. Haring, lived nearby. The rooster design is a popular symbol in the Dutch-influenced folk art of Bergen County, New Jersey, where this coverlet was woven.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Coverlet
Date Made
1833
Subject Date
14 December 1833
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Woven by David D. Haring of Old Tappan, Bergen County, New Jersey.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2007.72.84
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Fred & Margaret Brusher Family.
Material
Cotton (Textile)
Wool (Textile)
Technique
Weaving
Color
Beige (Color)
Blue
Red
Dimensions
Width: 70.625 in (Two 35.25" panels, joined.)
Length: 88 in
Inscriptions
in bottom border: MARGARET / ANN + COLE. / DEC 14, 1833
in corner block, in parenthesis: David D Haring
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