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Cloth Fragment

Object Name:
Cloth Fragment
Object ID:
1982.101.06
Place of Origin:
Canterbury, NH
Date:
1820-1800
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 printed with a pattern of beige scrolling sprigs with berries in red and blue on brown ground. 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." Four raw (unfinished) edges. See objects 1982.101.01-12.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Paper
Dimensions:
W-7.75 L-8.75 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
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