Cloth Fragment
- Object Name:
- Cloth Fragment
- Object ID:
- 1982.101.09
- Place of Origin:
- Canterbury, NH
- Date:
- 1820-1880
- Description:
- Textile fragment. One of a set of 12 cards compiled by a textile historian. Handwoven in Canterbury, NH. Wool herringbone twill in brown and natural color wool yarns. Four lighter brown double warp yarns woven into selvedge. One selvedge edge, four cut edges. Separate paper label handwritten in black ink, "Handwoven in Canterbury, N.H. Note the selvage / a true self-edge. The modern edge is a more / complicated of strong threads as cloth in dressing / and handling often tears at the edge." See objects 1982.101.01-12.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Paper - Dimensions:
- W-3.75 L-10.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Made 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)
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