Scarf
- Object Name:
- Scarf
- Object ID:
- 1994.057.12
- Place of Origin:
- Hebron NH
- Date:
- 1850-1900
- Description:
- Scarf. Faded black cotton lace with three horizontal bands of flower designs with picot on background net, separated by bands of geometric designs and "spiders" in diamonds. Separate edging of unfaded black cotton lace with "wheat ear" design, scalloped edge with picot. Probably bobbin lace.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-9 L-72 inches
- Provenance:
- All of the clothing in this accession (1994.57.1-.16) comes from the donor's family's farm in Hebron, NH. She believes that this material was worn by her grandmother and her grand aunts. Her grandmother was Elizabeth Graves Walker Keyes (1860-1943). The clothing came out of an attic with no light at the Hebron farm.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Eva Geraghty
- People:
- Keyes, Elizabeth G. (1860-1943)
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