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Yarn

Object Name:
Yarn
Object ID:
1982.101.12
Place of Origin:
Canterbury, NH
Date:
1820
Description:
Yarn. Two knotted lengths of Z-twist linen, 9" length in blue, 7" length in natural. With handwritten card, "Linen yarn, raised, spun / and dyed / in Canterbury, NH in 1820." One of a set of 12 cards compiled by a textile historian. See objects 1982.101.01-12.
Material:
Textile
Linen
Paper
Dimensions:
W-0.125 L-9 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
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