Blanket
- Object Name:
- Blanket
- Object ID:
- 1983.002.15
- Place of Origin:
- Durham, NH
- Date:
- 1790-1830
- Description:
- Blanket. Handwoven cream color wool; loose weave; heavily fulled and brushed with a soft, fluffy nap. Constructed in two panels and seamed up the center; each panel is about 29.5 inches wide. Cross-stitched initials at one corner: "D I," worked in blue linen (probably) thread. The sides are selvedge, the top edge is overcast with matching yarn, and the bottom edge is cut and unfinished (appears to have been shortened).
- Material:
- Textile
Wool - Dimensions:
- W-62 L-78.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of George F. Sawyer, Durham, NH and Charles H. Sawyer, Anne Arbor, MI. From the Ffrost Homestead, Durham, N.H.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of George F. Sawyer and Charles H. Sawyer
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