Artist
JOHN CAMPBELL
Blue and White Jacquard Coverlet
Date1859 - 1885
DimensionsOverall: 213.4 x 223.5 cm
Credit LineGift of University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 1972
Object number1972.062.002
Label TextScottish-born weaver John Campbell (1806-1891) made this figured coverlet. He worked in Middlesex County from 1852 to 1891. He used a handloom adapted to work with punch card technology. Weavers in France began to use punch cards and perforated paper to communicate patterns to looms in the early 18th century. Campbell’s original loom is still operational and is at the Ontario Science Centre.
NameCoverlet
JOHN CAMPBELL
c. 1875
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