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Maker(s):Hall, Lucretia
Culture:American (1773-1851)
Title:textile fragments
Type:Textile
Materials:textile: linen
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Charlemont
Accession Number:  HD F.566
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. L. Merriam
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Fragments of blue and white checked linen fragments spun by Lucretia Hall (1773-1851), the wife of Joel Hall (1771-1850) of Charlemont who married in 1793 in Wallingford, Connecticut. The Halls raised sheep in East Charlemont, and Lucretia spun, dyed and wove the wool using her own designs for the coverlets. See also coverlet (F.006) and coverlet fragment (F.466) by Lucretia Hall.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Linen

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