Lace Fragment
- Object Name:
- Lace Fragment
- Object ID:
- 1965.546.01 - .02
- Creator:
- Bridgman, Laura D. (1829-1889)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Perkins School for the Blind, Boston, MA/Hanover, NH
- Date:
- 1840-1889
- Description:
- Lace fragments. Possibly for a collar. Two pieces, 17" x 1" and 15" x 1". Hand-knit row of rib stitches with scalloped border made from two-ply S-twisted cotton thread. Possibly made by Laura D. Bridgman (1829-1889) of Hanover, NH.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-1 L-17 inches
- Provenance:
- Possibly made by Laura D. Bridgman (1829-1889) of Hanover, NH, the first documented person who was deafblind to be educated in the United States. Donated with letters and newspaper clippings from the collection of Baptist minister, Rev. E. Franklin Merriam (1847-1930), uncle of the donor's husband, Guy E. Eaton (1895-1973). Rev. E. Franklin Merriam, a friend of Bridgman who also baptized Laura's youngest sister.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dorris D. Eaton
- People:
- Bridgman, Laura D. (1829-1889), Merriam, Edmund F. (1847-1930), Eaton, Dorris D. (1897-1974)
- Subjects:
- Lace, Knitting, Cotton, Satin, Textile art, Textiles, Handwork, Blind persons, Deaf persons
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