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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1825-1850

GUSN

GUSN-8152

Description

Rectangular, white cotton sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sheets (bed coverings)
cotton (textile)
cross-stitching
hand sewing
piecing
Sheet
Sheet

Inscription

Cross-stitched at top left corner: MAS [Martha A. Seavey]

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

63 1/2 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Charles Wentworth

Accession Number

1981.200

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