Cloth Fragment
- Object Name:
- Cloth Fragment
- Object ID:
- 1984.062.01
- Creator:
- Bartlett, Fannie D. (1862-1920)
- Place of Origin:
- Milford, NH
- Date:
- circa 1897
- Description:
- Textile fragment. Photograph of Grace A. Crockett (1886-1971) taken by Fannie D. (Foster) Bartlett (1862-1920), Milford, NH, c. 1895. Intended for use as a pincushion. Blue cyanotype photograph, 3.25" x 4.5", printed on cotton, top stitch-embroidered with yellow silk two-ply Z-twist floss to beige silk. Edges pressed 0.75" on all sides, hand stitched with running stitches at 11/inch.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Silk - Dimensions:
- W-6.5 L-7.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Photograph of Grace Adela (Crockett) Bachelder (1886-1971) taken by Fannie D. (Foster) Bartlett (1862-1920), a friend of her mother, Ellen G. Crockett (1861-1925). Grace C. Bachelder was the mother of the donor, Louise E. Bachelder (1918-1986).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Louise E. Bachelder
- People:
- Crockett, Grace A. (1886-1971), Bartlett, Fannie D. (1862-1920), Crockett, Ellen G. (1861-1925), Bachelder, Louise E. (1918-1986)
- Subjects:
- Photographs, Silk, Embroidery, Children, Dogs, Cats, Aprons, Pincushion, Cyanotypes
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