Warp: natural cotton and blue dyed wool. Filling: cotton and blue dyed wool. Border inscription reads: C. DUBOIS. Corner block inscription reads: AGRICULTURE & MANUFACTURES. ARE THE FOUNDATION OF OUR INDEPENDENCE. JULY 4. 1824. Many coverlets have...
Rectangular albumen print, with a decorative border in an oval shape along the image. This albumen print is a death portrait of a woman laying in a bed. The woman's eyes are open and her hands are laying over her stomach. She is wearing a white...
Warp: natural cotton and blue dyed wool. Filling: natural cotton and blue dyed wool. Corner block inscription reads: R HASBROUCK N.Y 1835. This coverlet is well represented in the HHS coverlet collection - several area families owned coverlets...
Warp: natural cotton and blue dyed wool. Filling: natural cotton and blue dyed wool. This is a classic example of a double cloth coverlet utilizing the snowball and pine tree motifs. Although the design is essentially geometric, the trees suggest a...
Warp: natural cotton. Binder: natural cotton. Pattern: blue dyed wool. Applied owners mark in brown wool cross-stitch (D.A.M.) appears along the opposite side of the coverlet. The coverlet is seamed down the center.
One page property inventory dated September 14th, 1825 for Cornelius Bruyn Dubois. The inventory lists bedding, which includes two old overshot (float work) coverlets, several articles of clothing including shoes, jackets and coats, a hetchel,...
Four page list of items owned by Mrs. Dubois, possibly an inventory for an auction. Some prices are included on the right hand side, items include woven coverlets, sleighs, animals, saddles, household items, etc.
Fourteen page inventory of Cornelius Dubois Jr. created April 1816. The inventory lists several household and agriculture items. Page twelve lists seventeen coverlets (spelled coverlits) for 65 dollars. Four enslaved Africans are listed on page...
