Graf Coverlet - Birds Nest Pattern
Description
- Creator
- Frederick Edward Graf, Artist
- Media Type
- Image
- Text
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- A white and red jacquard coverlet woven circa 1860 by F. Edward Graf. The pattern is birds nest with a floral medallion border. The warp (vertical threads) is white cotton, the weft (horizontal threads) is red wool. The image shows the front and back of the coverlet and the intricate pattern is visible on both sides. There is fringe on three sides. The cartouche in the bottom corners read "BIRDS/NEST" mirrored in four squares.
- Notes
- 2012.23.1
- Date of Publication
- 1860
- Dimensions
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Width: 208 cm
Height: 220 cm
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 42.89333 Longitude: -79.18278
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Port Colborne Historical and Marine MuseumEmail:archives@portcolborne.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:280 King St. Box 572
Port Colborne, ON L3K 5X8
