1860 (1844-1880)
fabric sample
Tan colored linen plain weave; four raw edges; 7.5" x 9"; mounted with T 38; good condition but sewn to navy poster board. Another label stapled to fabric (unable to remove without dismounting) Sticky note on top left; “Homespun linen ticking; was filled with straw. Belonged to the Ames family. Flax grown by them.” Accession quotes donor “This was filled with straw and used on the roped 4-poster beds. Mrs. Ames and Mrs. Wilcox ripped the ricking apart and used it for linen doilies, etc."
Provenance:
Field, Mrs. R.R. (Florence Wilcox, UConn, '34); given to donor by neighbor, Mrs. Fred R. Ames
Construction Label:
woven ticking
1947T 1860.37
Tan colored linen plain weave; four raw edges; 7.5" x 9"; mounted with T 38; good condition but sewn to navy poster board. Another label stapled to fabric (unable to remove without dismounting) Sticky note on top left; “Homespun linen ticking; was filled with straw. Belonged to the Ames family. Flax grown by them.” Accession quotes donor “This was filled with straw and used on the roped 4-poster beds. Mrs. Ames and Mrs. Wilcox ripped the ricking apart and used it for linen doilies, etc."
Provenance:
Field, Mrs. R.R. (Florence Wilcox, UConn, '34); given to donor by neighbor, Mrs. Fred R. Ames
Construction Label:
woven ticking
1947T 1860.37