Cloth Fragment

Object Name:

Cloth Fragment

Object ID:

1980.029.01

Creator:

Folsom, Dorothy (1763-1851)Weaver

Place of Origin:

Exeter, NH/Boston, MA

Date:

circa 1784

Description:

Cloth Fragment. Spun and woven by Dorothy (Leavitt) Folsom (1763-1851), Exeter, NH; Stamp printed, Boston, MA; c. 1784. Linen; two panels, 2" x 11" flat felled, seamed on one side 0.25" to a 12.25" x 10.50" (cut) fragment. One edge of the larger fragment is seamed to a cut 0.25" wide fragment, two edges hemmed 0.25" with running stitches, one raw. Smaller fragment has one hemmed edge, two raw. Pattern of alternating rows of red and brown flower and berry sprigs.

Material:

Textile
Linen

Dimensions:

W-21.75 L-24.5 inches

Provenance:

According to family tradition provided by the donor and subsequent research, the fabric was spun and woven by Dorothy "Dolly" Leavitt (1763-1851) of Exeter for her wedding gown, prior to her marriage to Nicholas Folsom (1759-1847) on September 2, 1784. "The fabric was sent to Boston where the figures were stamped on it by hand." Dorothy (Leavitt) Folsom was the sister of Lydia (Leavitt) Clark (1759-1830), the great-grandmother of Almira C. (Mrs. John H.) Evans (1858-1929) of Holderness, NH, who bequeathed the textiles to her cousin, Nellie J. Clark (1861-1941) of Holderness, NH and Randolph, VT. Nellie J. Clark gave the textiles to the donor, Marion E. Osgood (1895-1992).

Credit Line:

Gift of M. Elsie Osgood

People:

Folsom, Dorothy (1763-1851), Evans, Almira C. (1858-1929), Clark, Nellie J. (1861-1941), Osgood, Marion E. (1895-1992)

Subjects:

Linen, Flowers, Berries, Textile printing, Textiles block printed, Dress fabrics, Cloth prints, Wedding clothing & dress, Homespun