Cloth Fragment
- Object Name:
- Cloth Fragment
- Object ID:
- 1982.101.08
- Place of Origin:
- New Hampshire
- Date:
- 1800-1880
- Description:
- Blanket fragment. One of a set of 12 cards compiled by a textile historian. Handwoven and possibly homespun plain woven of Z-twisted white wool warp yarns woven in a weft directional 0.5" stripes of blue, white, and ecru yarns. Adhered to a paper label. Text handwritten on paper in black ink under fragment, "Hand-woven Blanketing. / Note the selvage at the left. The uneven length of / the fibers of wool from / New Hampshire sheep was / especially suitable for the / loosely twisted, soft yarn of / flannel blankets." One selvedge edge. Three cut edges. See objects 1982.101.01-12.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Paper - Dimensions:
- W-6.75 L-4.5 inches
- Provenance:
- 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:
- Weaving, Handwork, Blankets, Home-woven, Homespun
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