Cloth Fragment

Object Name:

Cloth Fragment

Object ID:

1967.015.11 a-b

Creator:

Cartland, Samuel S.

Place of Origin:

Dover, NH

Date:

1869-1887

Description:

Needlework fragments. Tunisian or Afghan crochet. Possibly the border design intended for a blanket. Two white wool strips hand crocheted with chain stitches, then cross stitched with black wool yarns. One strip (a), 55" x 3.5", has a continuous 1.50" x 1.75" repeat motif of a wave pattern. The other strip (b), 50.5" x 3.5", has a 1.25" square repeat motif of a black Grecian key design. One corner of each end on both strips has a length of yarn on opposite corners of each side. A knot of red yarn is tied to the corner yarns of the strip with the Grecian key design.

Material:

Textile
Wool

Dimensions:

W-3.5 L-55 inches

Provenance:

Gift of Lucia Cartland Hale and Mary Cartland Lomison. Made by father of the donors. Donated with other items that belonged to Julia Hilliard Wallingford of Dover, NH, who married Charles Sumner Cartland, April 27, 1887, in Wellesley, MA. Charles worked as a banker residing in Dover, NH, and Julia was living in Wellesley at the time they were married.

Credit Line:

Gift of Lucia C. Hale and Mary C. Lomison

People:

Cartland, Julia H. W. (1850-1894), Cartland, Charles S. (1851-1938), Hale, Lucia C. (1890-1973), Lomison, Mary C. (1892-1976)

Subjects:

Crochet, Crocheting, Handwork, Wool, Greek key, Cross-stitch