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Potholder

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1830-1850

GUSN

GUSN-27867

Description

Square; brown and red pattern of rectangles with leaf sprigs and lines; cream background. Striped cream and tan; pieced together.

Details

Descriptive Terms

potholders
cookware
block printing (relief printing process)
stitching
linen (material)
piecing
quilting
textiles
Linen
Quilted
Hand Stitched
Transfer Printed
Pieced
Unidentified Textile
POTHOLDER

Associated Building

Used At Stephen Robbins Farm,

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5.25 x 5.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ellen A. Robbins Stone

Accession Number

1917.1194B

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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