Bedspread
- Object Name:
- Bedspread
- Object ID:
- 2005.035.02
- Place of Origin:
- Meredith, NH
- Date:
- 1820-1840
- Description:
- Coverlet. Owned by Lydia A. Sanborn (1845-1912), Meredith, NH, 1820-1840. Overshot, woven with dark blue wool yarns and white cotton yarns. Woven design, block with four circles separated by sashing created with motifs resembling thread spools. Colors in pattern are reversed on other side. Seamed up center.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-72 L-93 inches
- Provenance:
- Lydia A. Sanborn (1845-1912), daughter of Salmon H. Sanborn and Eliza Jane Mead, was the great grandmother of the donor. According to family tradition, the coverlet was made from wool gathered, spun, and woven at the family farm.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Barbara Smith Turner
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