Coverlet: Probably Tuscarora Hill, Livingston Co., New York, 1844

Woven of pink, lavender and green wool and ecru cotton with
centerfield of "double roses" and stars; borders of eagles facing willows with stars

Structure: Double weave
Two loom widths joined to equal 80" L x 50" W

Corner maker's mark: Wove by/J Sherm/an for/M/Nourse/1844

Kent State University Museum
Silverman/Rodgers Collection, 1983.1.1556

Josiah Sherman advertised "Fancy Coverlet Weaving" in the Livingston Register in New York State on July 4 and 11, 1837. Other known coverlets with his mark date from 1836-1848. The 1840 New York Census, Livingston Co., Mt. Morris, lists him as a 40 to 50-year-old head of household engaged in manufactures and trades. The pattern of this coverlet is typical of others found in New York State.

From Clarita S. Anderson,
American Coverlets and Their Weavers, p. 212