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Catalog Number |
BRT.24.67 |
Object Name |
Coverlet |
Title |
Star & Diamond |
Description |
A star and diamond coverlet of double woven made of two pieces each 78 cm wide and sewn together with rust-coloured wool. The base colours are red, navy, and ecru. Both the warps and weft are linen. The pattern is an eight-sided star. On the long sides, there is an 18 cm wide border. The bottom has a 15 cm border. Both are woven in a smaller ravine of the base pattern. The long sides have a wool 6 cm fringe while the top has a 8 cm fringe of wool. |
Year Range from |
1850 |
Year Range to |
1900 |
Dimensions |
W-156 L-215 cm |
History |
This coverlet is most likely Ontario-made and was purchased by the Toronto Township Historical Foundation in 1968 at Hugh Manning's antique shop in Streetsville. The coverlet is an example of bedding found in early Ontario settler homes.The star and diamond pattern comes from the motifs that form the pattern; an eight-pointed star of varying complexity and a lozenge motif that often occurs at the corners of a square lattice in which the stars are set.' References: 'Handweaving in Pioneer Canada' by Harold K. Burnham. Published in 1971 by Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto |