Tablecloth
- Object Name:
- Tablecloth
- Object ID:
- 1986.056.01
- Creator:
- Marston, Abigail (1797-1842)
- Place of Origin:
- Hampton, NH
- Date:
- circa 1819
- Description:
- Tablecloth. According to family tradition, woven by Abigail Marston (1797-1842), Hampton, NH; c. 1819. White linen, woven in a goose-eye twill pattern. The linen is seamed in three panels, each about 21 1/2 inches wide. Two sides are selvedge, and the other edges are hemmed by hand. Edged with white cotton fringed netting approximately 2 1/2 inches deep. "Abigail Marston" is sewn in lower left corner with gold thread.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-69.5 L-70 inches
- Provenance:
- Made and owned by Abigail (Marston) Philbrick (1797-1842) of Hampton, NH. Abigail Marston was the great-great-grandmother of the donor, Helen Coe Simpson (1905-1988).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Helen Coe Simpson
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