Jacquard coverlet woven by Peter Lorenz, Ohio, 1840
Jacquard coverlet woven by Peter Lorenz, Ohio, 1840
Jacquard coverlet woven by Peter Lorenz, Ohio, 1840
- Title
- Jacquard coverlet woven by Peter Lorenz, Ohio, 1840
- Maker
- Lorenz, Peter (maker)
- Date Made
- 1840
- Description
- This bedcover was made by Peter Lorenz in 1840. Peter was born in France. He emigrated to the United States of America and lived in Germantown, Ohio. He worked as a jacquard weaver, making decorative woven bedcovers. This coverlet is woven in two long strips sewn together along a central seam. The vertical warp threads are made from cream and pale blue cotton. The colourful horizontal weft threads are made from red, green and blue wool. Peter has woven his name ‘Peter Lorenz’ and the date ‘1840’ at the lower corners. Jacquard bedcovers like these were popular in the United States of America from the 1830s to the 1850s. While both sides of the coverlet look beautiful, the cut edge of the woven fabric along the top is turned over and seamed to stop it unravelling, most likely to the back. This would leave the side with the colourful shapes against a cream background as the front. A previous owner of the coverlet lived in Chicago, Illinois. Her family emigrated to the United States from Germany.
- Catalogue Number
- OMAFP.2024.14
- Copyright
- Ulster American Folk Park Collection, National Museums NI
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