Cloth Fragment
- Object Name:
- Cloth Fragment
- Object ID:
- 1957.033.02
- Place of Origin:
- Hampton Falls, NH
- Date:
- 1770-1800
- Description:
- Small rectangle of huckaback (also called Bronson weave) in a honeycomb pattern with linen weft and cotton warp (confirmed by microscopic analysis), with one selvedge edge and three hand-stitched hemmed edges. The cotton yarns are Z-twist singles; the linen yarns are also Z-twist singles. From Governor Weare's home in Hampton Falls, NH.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-7.75 L-9 inches
- Provenance:
- Paper note with object: "HOME MADE Linen from the Governor Weare Home, at Hampton Falls, New Hampshire."
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Allen L. Goodhue
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