Sash
- Object Name:
- Sash
- Object ID:
- 1964.030
- Place of Origin:
- L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada
- Date:
- 1800-1850
- Description:
- Sash. Woven linen, edged in blue, with green and khaki arrow shapes. Red background. White beads. 10" fringe. The white beading and zigzag lines of the arrow design suggest that the sash was woven by Indians in L'Assomption, near Montreal, Quebec.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-8.25 L-90 inches
- Provenance:
- Said to have been worn by Colonel Darling of New Hampshire at the surrender of Yorktown in 1781.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the University of Illinois Library
- People:
- Darling
- Subjects:
- American Revolution, Revolutionary War
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