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Peter Lorenz Peter Lorenz (Lorentz) was born in France circa 1801. After moving to America, he worked in Wayne County, Indiana, and Greene and Montgomery Counties in Ohio. His known coverlets range from 1836 to 1847, most of which are dated, and his corner blocks have either his name and date or simply his name. Nathaniel Young Nathaniel Young was a New Jersey weaver whose work was a mystery for years because of its similarity to the work of David D. Haring, with whom he may have worked – or from whom he might have purchased patterns. This similarity caused his work to be attributed to Bergen or Hudson County, but it is now believed that he worked in Pine Brook, Morris County instead, based on that location having [...] Click here to continue reading. N. Beaver N. Beaver worked at Keagy’s Globe Factory in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Of his known coverlets, none are dated, but the corner blocks contain the factory name and location, his name and the words “Made By”. Mathias Klein A Checklist of American Coverlet Weavers by John W. Heisey (The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1978) notes the following about Mathias Klein: “According to recorded coverlets, he was weaving in Montgomery County, Ohio, from 1839 to at least 1842. W.W. Reilly & Co. lists him as a coverlet weaver in Montgomery County, spelling his name ‘Clein.’” Weaving a Legacy: The Don and Jean Stuck Coverlet Collection by Clarita S. Anderson (Columbus Museum [...] Click here to continue reading. John Kaufman (1812-1863) John Kaufman was born in 1812 in Lower Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. He worked in Hilltown Township in Bucks County, and his known coverlets date from 1837 to 1849. John Klein John Klein (circa 1834 to 1901) immigrated to America from Germany and settled in Indiana with his family. He, his father, and three brothers wove in Shelby County until John moved to Hamilton County in 1857 with his brother Andrew. John Kittinger John Kittinger, who was located in Springfield, Portage County, Ohio, has known coverlets dating from 1836 to 1840. His corner blocks contained his name, date and location, and sometimes his client’s name. John Hamelton John Hamelton was a Pennsylvania weaver who worked in Machenoy and Jackson Townships in Northumberland County. He worked in Jackson Township circa 1837 to 1843. His Machenoy coverlets include the initials “L.T.Y.”, and those from Jackson have the initials “P.A.N.” on them. The meaning of both of these sets of initials is a mystery at this time. Henry Gabriel (1812-1887) Henry Gabriel was born in Germany in 1812, and traveled within it and neighboring countries in an effort to learn the woolen and cotton industries, before immigrating to America in 1836. In 1839, he started a woolen mill in Millerstown in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. He later moved to Allentown to establish another mill, which burned down in 1873, and was subsequently rebuilt. He is believed to have introduced the jacquard [...] Click here to continue reading. Daniel Bury Daniel Bury (Burry) was born between 1800 and 1802 in Pennsylvania and died in Cornersburg, Ohio, in 1883. He wove coverlets in New Portage, Ohio, circa 1839 to 1845, before moving to Cornersburg, circa 1848 to 1851, and Youngstown. His known coverlets date from 1830 to 1851, but the coverlets woven in Youngstown seem to be undated. His corner blocks usually included his name along with the client’s name, the date and [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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