NOTES
Filled with floral motifs, such as tumbling oak leaves and twisting vines, this coverlet represents the height of innovation and style in mid-19th-century textiles. The Jacquard loom attachment, a mechanical punch-card device that was cutting-edge technology at the time, made possible such intricate, large-scale patterns. John Eusebius Schneider was the first Missouri weaver known to have used one.
This coverlet’s combination of chrome green and dark blue is unusual. The choice of colors likely came from the clients who commissioned it. Or, possibly it was chosen by Schneider’s wife, Catherine, who spun and dyed the wool at their farm in St. Charles County, Missouri.
