Weaving fragment. Fine plain weave. Tan colored with four crosstitched initials M P C S. One side is handrolled. Filling is singles. Tagged, Woven by Martha Peters Comstock Town of Sweden, N.Y. (Grandmother of Mary Locke who was 94 in 1963) – She cannot guess what the S stands for – unless it is sheet. Gift of Mrs. Wm Lack – to whom it was given to be used to wrap sore throats!

c. 1900

fragment, woven

American – 19th c (Udf22)

Woven – Plain Weave (Udf3)

No pattern (Udf6)

Embroidered (Udf9)