Sheet
- Object Name:
- Sheet
- Object ID:
- 1949.012.02
- Date:
- 1835-1850
- Description:
- Bed linen, handwoven cotton sheet, 2 7/8" hem at top with narrow knitted lace edge. Printed in oval floral frame, "Sarah B. Dearborn", on two upper corners. Middle seam. 70" x 88".
Sheet, machine-woven white cotton, constructed in two widths and seamed up the center. The selvedge widths are about 35 inches. The sheet is hemmed with fine hand stitching at the top and bottom edges; the top hem is 1.75 inches wide and is edged with white cotton knitted lace. The owner's name, "Sarah B. Dearborn," within a foliate oval, is stamped in ink at both upper corners. - Material:
- Textile
- Dimensions:
- W-70 L-89 inches
- Provenance:
- Sarah B. Dearborn Weymouth (1818-1891) was the gradmother of the donor.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Maude Weymouth Rollins
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