Sheet
- Object Name:
- Sheet
- Object ID:
- 1981.054.01
- Date:
- 1830-1870
- Description:
- Bedsheet. Center Seam; handwoven, machine hemmed on four sides. handwoven by Maria Jane Watson.
Sheet of white linen, constructed of two widths of fabric and seamed up the center by butting the selvedges and hand stitching. The bottom and side edges are machine-stitched. The history states that this sheet was hand-woven by Maria Jane Davis Watson (1811-1882). The wear pattern of this sheet suggests that it wore out in the center, so the center seam was opened, the fabric panels flipped, and the sheet re-seamed. At that time, or perhaps later, it was cut down and hemmed by machine. It appears to have been in use for a very long time. - Material:
- Textile
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-53 L-77.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Note pinned to sheet: "This sheet was handwoven by my Grandmother - Maria Jane Davis Watson -- born Dec. 24 - 1811 - died Jan. 27 - 1882 ... Esther Watson Crandall."
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Crandall
- People:
- Watson, Maria (1811-1882)
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