Sample, Material

Woven wool remnant, Enfield, NH

ca. 1850-1875

Object ID:
1953.6186.1
Community:
New Hampshire, Enfield
Description

May be a piece cut from a shawl. Wool yarn, mostly plied gray and white giving an overall mottled appearance. Two wide stripes of dark gray, nearly black, flanked by narrower stripes of lighter gray, overlapping in one corner to form black blocks and white bands, like a plaid pattern.

Notes

Attributed to Enfield, NH on the basis of its similarity to a shawl in the Museum's collection from Enfield, NH.

New Hampshire Enfield

New Hampshire Enfield

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