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Sack

Object Name:
Sack
Object ID:
1987.065.02
Creator:
Fellows, Sarah Ann -- Seamstress
Place of Origin:
Sandown, NH
Date:
circa 1940
Description:
Blanket, pinning, for infant. Wool flannel with white cotton band at top. Narrow embroidered border on three edges. Not sewn into a garment. (No arm holes, neck or buttons).
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Wool
Dimensions:
W-18 L-28 inches
Provenance:
Stark Fellows was born in 1840 in Sandown, NH, son of Rufus and Sarah Ann Fellows. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1862 and served as Lieutenant in 14th NH. Regiment and as Lieutenant Colonel in 2nd US. Colored Troops. He died of yellow fever in Key West, FL, in 1864. He was great uncle of donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Allen G. Shepherd, Jr.
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