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Culture:American
Title:sheet
Date Made:ca. 1860
Type:Bedding
Materials:textile: white plain weave cotton; black ink
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Westfield
Measurements:overall: 88 1/2 in x 91 1/2 in; 224.79 cm x 232.41 cm
Accession Number:  HD F.830
Credit Line:Gift of Miss Bertha C. Greenough
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Purchased cotton sheet hemmed by hand and marked in ink "No. 1 1860" by Jane Ashley Bates of Westfield, Mass., the grandmother of the donor. Their family is descended from David Ashley (1642-1718), son of Robert Ashley (d.1682) who was one of the founders of Springfield; David Ashley was the grandfather of Jonathan Ashley (1712-1780) of Deerfield. On Nov. 27, 1860, Jane Ashley Bates married James Carruthers Greenough of Westfield, the older brother of Deacon John Johnstone Greenough who was a life-long resident of Deerfield, Mass.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Cotton

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