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Object Name:
Sheet
Object ID:
1972.503.05.2
Place of Origin:
United States
Date:
1820-1830
Description:
Sheet. Removed from flag 1972.503.05.2. Linen sheet, two-panel construction, each 35" complete loom width hand stitched on the vertical, selvedge to selvedge. Two side selvedges. Hand hemmed 0.5" top and bottom. Text "No. / Anna Lock / 6" handwritten in ink on center seam near a hemmed edge. Sheet was stitched to top edge of flag. Hoist end of flag was folded under and hand stitched with two vertical rows of white cotton thread to the sheet.
Material:
Textile
Linen
Dimensions:
W-70 L-87 inches
Provenance:
Found in collection. Probably owned by Anna Lock (1804-1891), Deering, NH. See 2002.631.07-08, pillowcases with same inscription.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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