Label
- Object Name:
- Label
- Object ID:
- 2006.038
- Place of Origin:
- Milton Mills, NH
- Date:
- 1930-1940
- Description:
- Roll of embroidered labels for hospital blankets. Black embroidered lettering on white cotton: "ESPECIALLY-MADE / HOSPITAL / BLANKET / Miltonia Mills / MILTON MILLS, N.H. / PROPERTY OF / WARD / DATE". Ten labels, each 2.25" x 3.75".
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-1.25 L-36.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased by donor at a yard sale in Milton, NH, 2006.
Miltonia Mills operated from 1872 to 1950. They made fine wool blankets, including ones used by Admiral Peary and Admiral Byrd on their polar expeditions. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Mark Foynes
- Subjects:
- Blankets, Hospital supplies
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