Book, Swatch
- Object Name:
- Book, Swatch
- Object ID:
- 1986.114
- Creator:
- Horton, Charles H.
Manufacturer ; Sawyer Woolen Mills - Place of Origin:
- Dover, NH
- Date:
- 1895
- Description:
- Swatch book. Wool dye sample book, Sawyer Woolen Mills, Dover, NH. Leather and cardboard binding. "WOOLEN COLORS. / 1895. / SAWYER / WOOLEN MILLS." Stamped in gold on spine. Ink printed on paper. Samples of wool glued to paper, each identified by color and number. 126 pages. Printed paper label inside front cover: "CHARLES H. HORTON, / BOOKBINDER! / AND BLANK-BOOK MANUFACTURER, / Morning Star Building, Washington Street, / DOVER, N.H.". "Morning Star" is crossed out and "Odd Fellows" added in ink. "1-4-95" written in ink at top of label.
- Material:
- Paper
Textile
Wool
Cardboard
Leather - Dimensions:
- H-17.3 W-13.5 D-9 inches
- Provenance:
- From Ffrost-Sawyer Papers (M1986-041). Transferred from library to museum prior to 1996. Assigned museum number 1996.527.02. Assigned 1986.114 in 2012.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Charles H. Sawyer
- People:
- Horton, Charles H.
- Subjects:
- Wool, Wool industry, Textile industry, Textile production, Dyeing
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