Belt
- Object Name:
- Belt
- Object ID:
- 2008.019.02
- Creator:
- Pillsbury, Elizabeth W. (1814-1897)
- Place of Origin:
- Candia, NH
- Date:
- circa 1830
- Description:
- Belt.White and brown glass beads woven onto brown silk yarns. Pattern with the name "Elizabeth W. Pillsbury" and repeating geometric motifs of diamond shapes, arrows, possibly a building, and a cross. Both warp ends are finished with a series of knots.
- Material:
- Textile
Glass
Silk - Dimensions:
- W-0.375 L-32 inches
- Provenance:
- Sandra S. Armentrout, the donor, is a descendant of Elizabeth W. (Pillsbury) Blanchard. Sandra is the daughter of Richard and Florence Siver. According to two letters included with the gift, Florence Siver was the niece of Ada Blanchard, daughter of Henry Blanchard and wife of Charles H. Dodge. Henry Blanchard was the youngest son of Elizabeth W. (Pillsbury) Blanchard, who made the belt.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Sandra S. Armentrout
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