Jacquard Coverlet

Credit LineGift of Ms. Katherine Farris, 1987.

Object number1987.056.001

Label TextKomoka, Ontario, weaver John Campbell (1806-1891) wove this coverlet. Scottish-born Campbell, emigrated to the United States with his wife, Janet, her mother, and their young son, William, in 1841. A handloom weaver, he began to produce jacquard coverlets as early as 1842. In 1854, the family, which now included daughter Janet, left New York for Canada West. They first settled in Kilworth before moving to Komoka in 1864. Campbell continued to work as a weaver until his death in 1891.

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