Bag
- Object Name:
- Bag
- Object ID:
- 2011.022
- Place of Origin:
- Claremont, NH
- Date:
- 1900-1920
- Description:
- Bag or sack. Claremont Flock Corporation, 1900-1920. Used to hold flock, a filler material for bedding. Machine-manufactured plain-woven burlap or Hessian fabric of natural color jute yarns. Black lettering: "CLAREMONT / FLOCK CORP. / QUALITY / CLAREMONT / FLOCK / CLAREMONT, N. H. / THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST FLOCK MFR'S. / USE NO HOOKS". Two machine-stitched 0.5" seams, side and bottom. Two selvedges, bottom seam and top (opening) edge.
- Material:
- Textile
Jute - Dimensions:
- W-30 L-48 inches
- Provenance:
- Museum purchase. From Claremont Flock Corporation, established in 1915 Claremont, NH. As of 2015, the company is still in operation in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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