Cloth Fragment
- Object Name:
- Cloth Fragment
- Object ID:
- 2002.637.22
- Place of Origin:
- England/France
- Date:
- circa 1822
- Description:
- Dress fragment. Rectangle. From the wedding dress of Mary Merrill, Hollis, NH. Combination roller and block discharge resist printed floral motif with two step penciled green leaves, red and pink blossoms on a beige ground. Four raw edges. Originally found with note, "calico wedding dress of Mary Merrill who married Charles Farley Hollis, N.H. 1822".
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-7 L-3.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in collection. From the wedding dress of Mary Merrill who married Charles Farley in Hollis, NH, 1822.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Printing, Printing blocks, Textiles, Textile roller printed, Textiles block printed, Indigo, Flowers
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