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- Christian Van Nortwick Coverlet Woven for Andrew Miller, 1837 - 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.
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Christian Van Nortwick Coverlet Woven for Andrew Miller, 1837
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.