Cloth Fragment
- Object Name:
- Cloth Fragment
- Object ID:
- 1982.101.10
- Place of Origin:
- Canterbury, NH
- Date:
- 1820-1880
- Description:
- Blanket fragments. One of a set of 12 cards compiled by a textile historian. Two rectangular fragments. Both possibly handwoven and homespun. Plain weave with Z-twist cotton yarns in one direction and Z-twist wool yarns in the other direction. Four raw edges on each. Separate card with hand written label in black ink, "Fine Blankets known As / woolen sheets. Note Herring / Bone Twill in Piece at Left. / Woven in Canterbury." See objects 1982.101.01-12.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Paper
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-10 L-7.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Woven 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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