Robe, Lap
- Object Name:
- Robe, Lap
- Object ID:
- 1969.078.03
- Place of Origin:
- Weare, NH
- Date:
- 1840-1870
- Description:
- Buffalo robe. Single hide. Handsewn. Two 34"x 14" triangles (one on each side) stitched to the corners of one end. Nine areas of previous repairs stitched with black cotton thread. Lined with two different panels of ingrain wool carpeting in 17" and 36" widths. Carpet patterns: 16" x 10" sprig of two peonies in orange, red, and brown on a beige ground (36" width panel), 4" brown and yellow poppies on a beige ground (17").
- Material:
- Tissue
Textile
Wool - Dimensions:
- W-75 L-57.5 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Old Philbrick farm in Weare, NH, handed down through several generations and known as "the Buffalo Robe."
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Woodbury M. and Josephine M. Philbrook
- Subjects:
- Buffaloes, Robes, Carpets, Textiles, Hides & skins
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