Sheet
- Object Name:
- Sheet
- Object ID:
- 1975.074.10 a
- Place of Origin:
- Boscawen, NH
- Date:
- 1840-1850
- Description:
- Sheet. Hand woven, white cotton warp and linen weft, seamed up the center. Each selvedge width is about 31.75 inches. The top and bottom edges are hemmed by hand. There is an inked inscription "SBG" in script letters in one corner. There is a marking of dark thread worked in a running stitch in another corner that appears to be "JL."
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-65 L-89.75 inches
- Provenance:
- The sheet was originally owned by Jane (Little) Gerrish (1800-1877), then by her daughter-in- law, Sarah Blanchard (Chandler) Gerrish (1843-1892), the grandmother of the donor, Elizabeth S. Werner.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Elizabeth Sewall Page Werner
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