David Haring; coverlet; Jacquard, double-cloth; 1833; New Jersey
date: label: Date made
content: December 14, 1833
name: label: weaver
content: Haring, David D.
notes: label: Description
content: David Haring (1800-1889) wove this blue and white, Jacquard, double cloth coverlet for I. and A. Post in 1833. The coverlet has a self-fringe along the bottom edge. The border designs feature eagles, roosters, and potted trees. The centerfield design is composed of floral medallions. David Haring was born in New Jersey and is one of the few coverlet weavers documented as owning a Jacquard mechanism for his loom. The attachment was likely purchased in nearby Jersey City, a center for loom and weaving equipment. James Lightbody, a Scottish immigrant, is one of the few known makers of these attachments and could very well have produced Haring’s attachment. Haring, like many other coverlet weavers was not just a professional weaver but an emerging businessman. State census records record him as engaging in trades and manufactures throughout much of the first half of the nineteenth century. He inherited sizeable land holdings and money from his wife, Leah Verveelen and was able to use this newfound wealth to expand the family’s economic influence. At the time of his death in 1889, Haring’s estate, not including real estate, was valued at over $42,000.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Marjorie P. O'Conner and Mr.. William D.O'Connor
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0829.01
label: accession number
content: 1991.0829
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0829.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, figured
label: Object Type
content: double weave
label: Object Type
content: jacquard coverlets
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: jacquard (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: double cloth (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: eagle (border pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: medallion (center pattern)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 86 in x 72 in; 218.44 cm x 182.88 cm