These are pictues I have copied from various books and publications about coverlets made by Charles, George and Henry Adolph (Adolf).
I have also been to the Kansas State Historical Society Museum and was able to take a picture of one of the coverlets up close. Those color pictures will be coming soon! I would like to thank the curators of the museum for giving me access to the information they had and also to one of the coverlets in their storage so that I could take my own pictures.
Picture: Sample of coverlet made by Henry ADOLF (notice spelling of last name), Wayne Co. Indiana, 1844?
Picture: Sample of coverlet made by Henry ADOLPH, Clinton, Kansas 1876
Picture: Sample of coverlet made by Henry ADOLF, Wayne County, Indiana 1849
Article: Cool Things Article on Kansas State Historical Society website about Henry Adolph's coverlets
Picture: Sample of coverlet made by Henry ADOLPH in Clinton, Kansas 1877
Picture: Henry Adolf Wayne County Indiana 1842 Coverlet - In natural cotton and brick-red, medium and very dark blue wool, with bird (distelfink) and shrub lower border that was popular with German weavers. This single Jacquard is typical of Henry Adolf's work in Wayne County.
Pictured on page 8 of Indiana Coverlet Weavers and Their Coverlets by Pauline Montgomery
Pictures (2): Top picture: Wov By Henry Adolf Hamilton County Indiana 1853 - Single jacquard in natural cotton, dark blue, dark green and brick-red wool with a version of the bird and rose shrub border. The design is identical to that of the George Adolph (Adolf) coverlet on p.11 courtesy of Lyndon K. Beals.
Bottom picture: Adolf Hamelton Co. Indiana 1853 - White cotton and dark blue wool. The design and lily side borders of this double jacquard are identical to those on a coverlet marked "H. Adolf, Douglas County, Kansas, 1866," suggesting that Adolf could weave both single and double jacquards. Courtesy of Lyndon K. Beals.
Pictured on page 10 of Indiana Coverlet Weavers and Their Coverlets by Pauline Montgomery
Pictures (2): Top picture: Temple trademark 1849 - The border designs used above appeared frequently in Charles Adolph's work. This double jacquard in white cotton and blue wool was one of many bearing the temple trademark.
Bottom picture: George Adolf Henry Co. Indian 1849 - In white cotton and blue wool, George Adolf's single jacquard has a marked simiilarity to Henry Adolf's on page 10. While weaving in Wayne County, George spelled his surname, Adolph.
Pictured on page 11 of Indiana Coverlet Weavers and Their Coverlets by Pauline Montgomery
Pictures: Top right picture: Wove by Charles Adolph at Williamsburgh Wayne Co. Indiana 1852 - Double jacquard in white cotton and blue wool. The design of the field is one popular with Scotch weavers in Indiana. Charles Adolph seldom used the bird and rose shrub border in his coverlets; undoubtedly the inverted lily (?) of the potted shrub is very similar to that in the Cory coverlet.
Bottom picture: VAIN MAN. THY FOND PURSUITS FORBEAR REPENT THY END IS NIGH DEATH AT THE FARTHEST CANT BE FAR OH THINK BEFORE THOU DIE REFLECT THOU HAST A SOUL TO SAVE THY SINS HOW HIGH THE MOUNT WHAT ARE THY HOPES BEYOND THE GRACE HOW STANDS THAT DARK ACCOUNT CH ADOLPH HENRY CO INDIANA 1862.
Pictured on page 12 of Indiana Coverlet Weavers and Their Coverlets by Pauline Montgomery
Picture: Robert Bookout ordered two coverlets in 1862, one as a wedding gift for his fifteen-year old daughter, the other for his son. Why so funereal a sentiment should have been chose for a happy occasion is a puzzle. The coverlet pictured is in white cotton with dark blue, dark green and brilllian brick-red. Its companion is in blue and white. maria Bookout Maulsby was the grandmother of the present owner. Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cory.
Pictured on page 13 of Indiana Coverlet Weavers and Their Coverlets by Pauline Montgomery
Picture: Henry Audolf Wayne Co Indiana - A distinctive single jacquard (1840) by Henry Adolf, one of Indiana's finest weavers, in a handsome adaptation of the "Four Roses" design. The coloring is exceptional - cotton warp dyed a pale gray, blue supplementary binding warp, and wool in blackish blue, sage green, and American Beauty red wool. Note the unusual spelling of Adolf. Courtesy of David Howard. Plate II Color picture of this coverlet!
Pictured on page 25 of Indiana Coverlet Weavers and Their Coverlets by Pauline Montgomery
Picture: Coverlet, double weave, 1852, cotton, wool, woven by Charles Adolph, Williamsburgh, Wayne County, Indiana - Two federal-style three-story house with two-story wing face each other nestled within a swag filled with rosettes.
Transcribers note: I found this coverlet picture and information on the Conner Prairie web page. To see this article in full please go to Conner Prairie Jontz-Montgomery Coverlet Collection
Picture of one of the coverlets made by Henry Adolph. This coverlet was made in 1876 and is on display at the Kansas State Historical Society Museum. I made a trip there in July to see the coverlets for myself. This is the only one on display. They have two in their storage and two were loaned out to another museum. I was able to see one of the ones in storage and take a picture of it on the roller. This one was made by Henry Adolph in 1866 in Douglas County, Kansas.
