Cloth Fragment
- Object Name:
- Cloth Fragment
- Object ID:
- 2002.637.17
- Date:
- 1770-1785
- Description:
- Two fragments of purple silk with a woven floral figure. Said to be the remains of a sash from a Revolutionary War sword presented to Franklin Pierce. Silk plainweave with damask overpattern. One fragment includes a length of selvedge ~15" long. Possibly related to sword captured from a British officer at the Battle of Bennington in 1777 and presented to Franklin Pierce in 1853 (see 1914.004).
- Material:
- Textile
Silk - Dimensions:
- W-3 L-15 inches
- Provenance:
- Fragments of sash from Revolutionary War sword presented to Franklin Pierce.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869)
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