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Sheet

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

ca. 1851

GUSN

GUSN-8176

Description

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

Details

Descriptive Terms

sheets (bed coverings)
cotton (textile)
piecing
Sheet
Sheet

Inscription

Ink sketch at bottom corner: Whiting [motif] [[ ] scroll]

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

90 x 87 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Misses Cummings

Accession Number

1937.829

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Title Cloth Fragment Accession Number 1934.1728

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