Nathaniel Young
Nathaniel Young was a New Jersey weaver whose work was a mystery for years because of its similarity to the work of David D. Haring, with whom he may have worked – or from whom he might have purchased patterns. This similarity caused his work to be attributed to Bergen or Hudson County, but it is now believed that he worked in Pine Brook, Morris County instead, based on that location having been woven into a corner block of one of his coverlets.
His known dated coverlets range from 1833 to 1842. Some coverlets are undated, and he appears to have used several different corner blocks: a pear, a tulip with a bud, a rose with four leaves, and a stylized foxglove. The location of his name, date and client information varies depending on which corner block was used, but he did mis-spell the word “Wever” (weaver) when present in his work.