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Yarn

Object Name:
Yarn
Object ID:
1967.032.145
Place of Origin:
Enfield, NH
Date:
1922
Description:
Yarn, wool. Five pieces of Australian (?) wool yarn as samples of the yarn the Shakers used to make sweaters. One blue piece, two red pieces, and two maroon pieces.
Material:
Fiber
Wool
Dimensions:
W-0.3 L-11 inches
Provenance:
Samples came in letter dated April 26, 1910, addressed to "Miss Rock" (Ethel R. Millen) by Henrietta Spooner of the Enfield, NH, Shakers.

Part of collection of Rock and Millen families of Lebanon, NH.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ethel Rock Millen
Subjects:
Sewing, Knitting, Wool
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