Sheet

Object Name:

Sheet

Object ID:

1998.024.20

Place of Origin:

Nottingham, NH

Date:

circa 1820

Description:

Sheet. Fabric with a cotton warp and linen weft. Natural off-white color. Made of three panels sewn together. Hemmed by hand on top, bottom, and one side; second side is selvedge. Panel widths are: 15.5", 31.75", and 32". Marked with fine blue linen (?) thread in back stitch with script letters "E W" along one seam ~6" from a hemmed edge.

Material:

Textile
Linen
Cotton

Dimensions:

W-80 L-101.5 inches

Provenance:

Handwritten note pinned to sheet, (removed to accession folder): "Homespun Linen / Sheet - / Belonged to / Elizabeth Williams / Cilley / Born Jan 7, 1796 / Married Dec. 15, 1824 / Died Jan 25 1843".

Credit Line:

Gift of Henry B. Shepard, Jr., Anne S. Bullis, and G. Dudley Shepard

People:

Williams, Elizabeth (1796-1843)