Sheet
- Object Name:
- Sheet
- Object ID:
- 2001.019.06
- Place of Origin:
- Sandwich NH
- Date:
- 1815-1825
- Description:
- Bed Sheet. White linen, hemmed on two non-selvage edges. "Lydia C. Wentworth." written on ink in corner near hem. Two pinned notes. First: "Homespun linen/ Made in Mrs. Paul Wentworths/ Attic in Sandwich by my Grandmother- about/ 1820-/ Sarah C. Wentworth Thayer". Second: "Hand spun linen sheet made/ by my great grandmother/ Mrs. Paul Wentworth in/ Sandwich Details inside/ W.T. Sulloway"
Handwoven bed sheet of plain-woven linen, constructed in two panels, each 32 inches wide, and seamed up the center. The sides are selvedge, and the top and bottom edges are finished with a one-inch hem. Inscribed neatly in ink in one corner in script letters: "Lydia C. Wentworth." - Material:
- Textile
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-64 L-97 inches
- Provenance:
- Donor has same last name as W.T. Sulloway, who was the maker's great grandchild.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Alvah W. Sulloway
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