Blanket

Object Name:

Blanket

Object ID:

1965.041.02

Place of Origin:

Gilmanton, NH

Date:

1780-1820

Description:

Blanket fragment. Possibly made or owned by Sally Parsons (1782-1838), Gilmanton, NH, 1780-1820; Rose-type; Light weight hand woven and embroidered with homespun undyed and brown color wool S-twisted wool singles. Plain weave with 25 wefts/15 warps per inch. Selvedge on left edge, mended with whip stitches. Right edge seamed .25". Top, bottom raw edges .25" brown stripe 1" up from bottom. Overlapped 5.75" with hand stitches to an 8" wide wool plain weave fragment of 22 weft/ 13 warps per inch, unfinished on all edges. Lower left corner cross stitch embroidered with a circular motif of four circles within a circle, few remaining yarn fragment indicate the outer circle was embroidered with brown yarn, second outlined in yellow outlining stitches with red triangles of open leaf stiches around circle, third pattern same was second but alternating yellow and brown, fourth same as second and third with yellow and mustard finished with red tuft at center. Three remaining red blanket stitches along bottom.

Material:

Textile
Wool

Dimensions:

W-35 L-62.75 inches

Provenance:

From the Parsons family farm in Gilmanton, NH. The donor, Frederick L. Warner (1895-1967), was the great-great-great grandson of William and Hannah (Meserve) Parsons of Gilmanton. Possibly made or owned by Sally Parsons (1782-1838), a daughter of William and Hannah Parsons.

Credit Line:

Gift of Frederick L. Warner

People:

Parsons, Sarah (1782-1838), Warner, Frederick L. (1895-1967)

Subjects:

Wool, Blankets, Textiles, Handwork, Weaving, Embroidery, Spinning, Rose blanket