Blanket
- Object Name:
- Blanket
- Object ID:
- 1965.046
- Creator:
- Roberts, Hannah (1789-1887)
Weaver - Place of Origin:
- Plainfield, NH
- Date:
- circa 1815
- Description:
- Blanket Fragment. Woven by Hannah Roberts (1789-1887), Plainfield, NH; c. 1815. Handwoven 2/2 warp dominant twill weave; two shades of yellow homespun Z twisted wool singles. Selvedge to selvedge. Hand on one end hemmed .25" with white thread. Deeper yellow color stripe at one and measures11.5". Change in shade the result of a use of a lighter yellow weft yarn 28 warps per inch, 32 wefts per inch.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool - Dimensions:
- W-34 L-68.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Woven by Hannah Roberts (1789-1887) of Plainfield, NH, before her marriage to Benjamin Stevens (1793-1844) on July 4, 1815. She was the maternal grandmother of Robert Kimball Richardson (1876-1952), husband of the donor, Helen L. D. Richardson (1893-1980).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Helen L. D. Richardson
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