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Cloth Fragment

Object Name:
Cloth Fragment
Object ID:
1984.057.17
Place of Origin:
United States
Date:
1840-1860
Description:
Textile fragment, glazed cotton print, beige, brown, and blue.

Cloth fragment. From the Clyde-Manley-Colby families. Plain woven cotton chintz. Roller printed blue (discharge) and brown scroll pattern with a brown honeycomb background. One selvedge edge. Two hemmed edges, one side hemmed 0.25", the other 0.50". Paper label (difficult to read) with "200 2/3" or possibly "2/8" oz/ ea yds" measuring 0.25" x 0.75" is hand stitched onto the hem of one edge.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Dimensions:
W-11.75 L-75 inches
Provenance:
From the Clyde-Manley-Colby families.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward Colby and Mrs. Ellmer Bergstrom
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