Jontz-Montgomery Coverlet Collection: Page 4
Coverlet, double weave, figured
1850
Cotton, wool
Woven by James Craig (b. South Carolina 1823-1889), Andersonville, Franklin County
Other coverlets woven by James use the unusual cornucopia with bare tree, candlelabra with nine candles and birds as top and bottom borders. The side borders here are cockleburrs and lilies.
96.1.74
Coverlet, double weave, figured
1852
Cotton, wool
Woven by Charles Adolph (b. France 1815-after 1870), Williamsburgh, Wayne County
Two Federal-style three-story houses with two-story wing face each other nestled within a swag filled with rosettes.
96.1.70
Coverlet, tied Beiderwand, figured
1838
Cotton, wool
Woven by John Wissler (Whisler) (b. Pennsylvania 1816-1896), Wayne County
Notice the early date on this coverlet and the bird and rosebush borders common to tied Beiderwand coverlets.
96.1.105