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Blanket

Object Name:
Blanket
Object ID:
1967.546.05
Date:
1810-1850
Description:
Blanket. Hand-woven, natural colored, light-weight wool blanket. Seamed lengthwise down middle, selvages on both sides, hems at ends.

Blanket or sheet. Lightweight. Handwoven plain weave of homespun Z Twist wool singles. Crimped surface due to overspun yarns. Constructed of two 29" width panels, seamed selvedge to selvedge at center with whipstitches. Selvedges on two sides. Top and bottom hemmed 0.25" with running stitches.
Material:
Textile
Wool
Dimensions:
W-58 L-68 inches
Provenance:
Found in collection, July 1967.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Weaving, Spinning
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