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Blanket

Object Name:
Blanket
Object ID:
1967.063.26
Place of Origin:
Weare, NH
Date:
circa 1850
Description:
Blanket. Check hand woven and homespun 2/2 twill of blue and undyed wool Z-twisted wool single yarns with 1" fridge on one end. Two panels 30" wide each side hand stitched selvedge to selvedge down center. Sides selvedges. Hand hemmed .50" on other end. Made by or for Philinda Hathaway Blanchard Woodbury (1806-1894).
Material:
Textile
Wool
Dimensions:
W-60 L-98.5 inches
Provenance:
Made by or for Philinda Hathaway Blanchard Woodbury (1806-1894) of Weare, NH. Philinda H. Woodbury was the great-grandmother of the donors, Ruth A. Woodbury (1902-1985) and Dorcas L. Woodbury (1907-1980).
Credit Line:
Gift of Ruth A. Woodbury and Dorcas L. Woodbury
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