Cloth Fragment
- Object Name:
- Cloth Fragment
- Object ID:
- 1959.003.11
- Place of Origin:
- New Hampshire
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Embroidery fragment. Gore shaped. Possibly the front panel for the skirt of a dress. Fine white cotton plain-weave muslin, 4.25" wide at top, 12.75" wide at bottom. Embroidery method referred to as shadow work, with outline stitches on the front; criss-cross stiches on the reverse are visible through the front side. French style embroidery motif, 21" x 11", of a bow knot and flowers. Three unfinished edges, bottom hand hemmed 0.50". Top edge has stitch and gathering marks.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-13 L-38 inches
- Provenance:
- Donated with other objects, including three wedding dresses, from Batchelder and Rogers family, from which the donor was a descendant.
- Credit Line:
- GIft of Ruth P. Harrison
- People:
- Prince, Ruth (1916-2014)
- Subjects:
- Shadow work embroidery, Muslin, Ribbons, Leaves, Flowers, Needlepoint, Needlework, Handwork
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