Bedspread

Object Name:

Bedspread

Object ID:

1981.005

Creator:

Emery, Mary (1741-1834)

Place of Origin:

West Newbury, MA/Hampton Falls, NH

Date:

circa 1770

Description:

Coverlet. Spun and woven by Mary (Emery) Batchelder (1741-1834); West Newbury, MA; c. 1770. Mustard yellow and indigo overshot coverlet in a plaid pattern each check is 8". Plain woven linen of a two ply S-twist warp and weft with supplementary 2 ply S-twist indigo, blue and mustard worsted wool weft yarns. Two panels 40.25" each 26 warps/inch 23 wefts/ inch whipstitched at center selvedge to selvedge ends selvedges. One end hemmed 0.25" other end 1.5" fringe.

Material:

Textile
Wool
Linen
Cotton

Dimensions:

W-78.5 L-89.5 inches

Provenance:

Handspun and woven by Mary Emery (1741-1834) of West Newbury MA, as part of her wedding outfit. She married, Deacon David Batchelder (1736-1811) of Hampton Falls on January 1, 1771. Mary and David Batchelder passed the coverlet to their son Moses Batchelder (1782-1809) and his wife Abigail Drake, who passed it to daughter Nancy Batchelder (1818-1883) and her husband Silas Greene, married February 14, 1844. Nancy and Silas gave it to their only daughter, Mary Jessie Greene (1860-1947). Mary gave it to Wallace H. Batchelder (1898-1953), son of Nathaniel M. Batchelder, and Florence Powers (1898-1975) as a wedding gift on September 24, 1920. Florence Batchelder bequeathed it to her son, donor Gerald M. Batchelder (1925-2009).

Credit Line:

Gift of Gerald M. Batchelder

People:

Emery, Mary (1741-1834), Batchelder, David (1736-1811), Batchelder, Gerald M. (1925-2009)

Subjects:

Bedspreads, Weaving, Coverlets, Wool, Homespun