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Blanket

Object Name:
Blanket
Object ID:
1975.074.07
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1830-1848
Description:
Sheet. Handspun and home-woven cream wool sheet or lightweight blanket. Plain weave, constructed in two panels and seamed up the center; each panel measures approximately 31.25" wide. Woven of Z-twist wool singles. The sides are selvedge, the top and bottom edges are hemmed. Marked in brown two-ply worsted thread cross stitches at one end, "J F."
Material:
Textile
Wool
Dimensions:
W-63 L-77 inches
Provenance:
The sheet was probably owned by Judith Ferrin (1818-1883), the great-great aunt of the donor, Elizabeth S. Werner.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elizabeth Sewall Page Werner
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