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...
This receipt documents the weaving and finishing of three coverlets for a total of $16.00. John Alexander was a business partner with his brother James Alexander and may have been a weaver. This receipt suggests that these coverlets were sold...
Receipt, dated March 23, 1839 from William Sherwood in Ridgefield, Connecticut to William Hasbrouck, for dying and weaving 32 yards of carpeting. The receipt also includes shipment for pickup and delivery to New York City. A statement at the bottom...
Warp: natural cotton and blue dyed wool. Filling: natural cotton and blue dyed wool. Corner block inscription reads: HYLAH HASBROUCK 1834. Nine oval medallions contain stylized tulips and berries. The eagle and "Independence Hall" border are...
