Cloth Fragment
- Object Name:
- Cloth Fragment
- Object ID:
- 1982.101.05
- Place of Origin:
- Canterbury, NH
- Date:
- 1820-1880
- Description:
- Textile fragment. One of a set of 12 cards compiled by a textile historian. From a Shaker chair, Canterbury, NH. Machine manufactured and printed. Roller-printed plain-woven cotton on brown ground with 1" beige and brown gridded pattern motif with red,violet, and beige flower center. Writing on separate paper label in blue pen ink, "Cover of pad stuffed with wood shavings / and placed between woven tape seat of / Shaker chair-Canterbury, N.H." One selvedge pressed under 0.25, needle holes from stitching (now removed). Three raw (unfinished edges). One corner cropped. See objects 1982.101.01-12.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Paper - Dimensions:
- W-5 L-10.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Originally from Shaker chair in Canterbury, NH. Compiled by a textile historian who included history of each piece on paper to which fragments were attached.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of William L. Warren
- People:
- Warren, William L. (1912-1998)
- Subjects:
- Textiles, Textile roller printed, Textile printing, Flowers, Upholstery
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