Blanket

Object Name:: Blanket
Object ID:: 1967.063.27
Place of Origin:: Weare, NH
Date:: circa 1850
Description:: Blanket Panel. Single loom width. Check hand woven 2/2 twill of homespun blue and undyed Z-twisted wool single yarns with 1" fridge on one end. Sides selvedges. Hand hemmed .50" on other end. Made by or for Philinda Hathaway Blanchard Woodbury (1806-1894). Like 1967.063.27.
Material:: Textile
Wool
Dimensions:: W-30.5 L-97.5 inches
Provenance:: Made by or for Philinda Hathaway Blanchard Woodbury (1806-1894) of Weare. 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
People:: Woodbury, Philinda H. (1806-1894), Woodbury, Ruth A. (1902-1985), Woodbury, Dorcas L. (1907-1980)
Subjects:: Spinning, Weaving, Blankets, Bedding, Indigo