Cloth Fragment

Object Name:

Cloth Fragment

Object ID:

2017.014.073

Date:

circa 1850

Description:

Group of four miscellaneous cloth fragments.
1. Silk bookmark. Blue and white striped pattern, with embroidered cat on perforated paper embroidery backing.
2. Cotton sewing pocket. Folded cloth, with embroidered floral pattern. Small opaque button for corded loop. All white.
3. Quilting sample. Square cotton cloth, with small rectangular scraps sewn on in center. White cloth, with various patterns on scraps.
4. Strip of cloth. Irregular patterns of purple, green, white, blue, brown (may have been orange), pink, and black, bordered in black. Black edges, with white dots.

Material:

Textile
Silk
Cotton

Provenance:

Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.

The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors.

Credit Line:

Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley

People:

Stone, Ethel Cilley (1884-1981)

Subjects:

Cloth, Silk, Bookmarks, Quilting, Quilts, Sewing, Sewing equipment and supplies, Cotton