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Bandage

Object Name:
Bandage
Object ID:
1968.054.08
Place of Origin:
Weare, NH
Date:
circa 1860
Description:
Bandage. Twill weave red wool flannel. Eight-piece construction seamed together selvedge to selvedge with 0.25" flat felled seams. Two edges pressed under 0.25". 19" remnants of blanket stitches indicate both hems were previously hand stitched, ends pressed under 0.25" with corner cropped on one side, side hem cut starting from one end, extending 6".
Material:
Textile
Wool
Dimensions:
W-7.25 L-96 inches
Provenance:
Part of a multi-generation family collection of objects from the Daniel P. Woodbury house in Weare, NH.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ruth A. Woodbury and Dorcas L. Woodbury
Subjects:
Bandages, Weaving, Civil War
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