1850(19th c.)
Bed sheet
White/cream linen (?) sheet (78”x90”); hand sewn, 3/8” rolled seam at base, 1.5” deep hem at top decorated with 1/8” of drawn work, long edges = selvedge edges; No center seams so ~80” width loom used; Center top, monogrammed “BCA” in 2.75” satin stitch letters.
Belonged to Harriet Wetmore Chapell Newcomb; good condition staining and areas of loss
pair to T 1242
Provenance:
Back, Mrs Clara Newcomb (widow of Ernest A. Back) formerly of Chaplin, CT.
Construction Label:
woven, embroidered, drawn work
1974T 1850.1241