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Wool sheet

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1815-1840

GUSN

GUSN-38122

Description

White, plain weave, seamed wool sheet with selvage edges and hemmed ends.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sheets (bed coverings)
cross-stitching
hand weaving
piecing
tabby (textile)
Satinet
Pieced
Woven
Cross-stitched
Novelty Weave
SHEET

Inscription

Cross-stitched at top corner: S

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

80 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1935.1114

Places

Possibly Massachusetts (United States)
Possibly

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