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Wool Sheet

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1790-1830

GUSN

GUSN-8116

Description

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

Details

Descriptive Terms

sheets (bed coverings)
cross-stitching
hand weaving
piecing
tabby (textile)
wool (textile)
Sheet
Sheet, Flat
Sheet, Flat

Inscription

Cross-stitched at top: HFC [Hannah Francis Cobb. H and F stitched as one letter.]

Maker

Cobb, Hannah Francis, 1767-1846 (Maker)

Dimensions

65 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Wood

Accession Number

1972.146

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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