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Barrel loom figured double weave bedcover coverlet
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Sometimes wonderful things happen on Ebay. A gentleman wrote me about this coverlet: First, although figured coverlets are commonly called Jacquard coverlets because many later coverlets were woven with a Jacquard attachment, your coverlet was not woven on a Jacquard loom. It was woven by Jacob Congor on a type of loom called a barrel loom. His loom was a modification of the barrel loom patented by his brother, Jonathan Congor in 1831. Jacob never wove his own name into coverlets; he sometimes wove the name of his clients, but more often wove the client's initials as in your coverlet. Almost all weavers of figured coverlets were men who were professional weavers. Although wives and daughters helped their husbands in a weaving business only four women are thought to have conducted their own weaving businesses weaving figured coverlets. More info was sent in a second email as follows: None of the women weavers are known ot have signed their coverlets. Very few coverlets were made of linen. Almost all figured coverlets were woven with white cotton threads and colored wool threads, as yours was. Figured coverlets, whether woven on a Jacquard or barrel loom, always have a definite structure. It is never correct to refer to a Jacquard weave. Your coverlet is a double weave (because it has two sets of warp threads, the blue wool and the white cotton). The complete desription is a figured double weave coverlet. Rodents will eat holes completely throuogh double weave coverlets, insects cannot because different insects eat wool (moths) and cotton (carpet beetles). Below is my original description: Outstanding wool coverlet woven in sections on a jacquard style loom, in 1836. Genesee County NY. The coverlet is in overall fair to good condition ie not falling apart nor without problems. It has some stains and It was given a ribbon for hanging on a pole - This is not an ideal way to conserve a piece of this age!! If you are the winner and want to hang it, I am happy to tell you what is necessary. It has been seen by the folks who appraise decorative arts at Bonham and Butterfield in SF. What the individual told me was: A coverlet in this condition was valued at thousands of dollars a number of years ago but as tastes have changed. Many early coverlets were woven of what is called linsey woolsey ie a combination warp and weft of linen and wool. Some may have been two faced but Jacquard is a specific weave. Jacquard is the first mechanized weaving process and it allows threads to be lifted in infinite ways because of a punch card system and YES it is a front runner of a computer. I believe this one to be all wool and hand dyed and spun at that. The blue is probably indigo and the natural is undyed as far as i can tell. Let me say that although I know a lot about textiles and weaving I am not an "authority", I simply know a lot of stuff!!!! The work is excellent and its greatest monetary virtue after age is the fact that it has an eagle border. T is fraying on one edge and it has a number of places w the threads are broken and create holes but no holes all the way through as far as I can tell - This would indicate moth or rodent damage. The whole piece measures 88 x 86. In any event, this is a fine specimen of weaving from 160 years ago, from upstate New York. I have a reserve to protect my investment If you just want to buy it now send me a note and I can end the sale. If you are in Genesee county and have a museum this is a great piece for display . It is strong enough for a regular bed if you do some minimal repairs. Cost to send is $18.00 insured Fed Ex ground. Please ask questions and compare all the photos- I ran out of space for more. Glad to discuss repair and restoration with you
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