Description:
One of six white linen napkin with a pink embroidered "S/3". The napkins, which descended through the Houghton and Telford families, were donated by Polly Stebbins Telford who was a direct descendent of Asa Stebbins (1767-1844) of Deerfield and Emilia Harvey (1769-1841), daughter of Simeon Harvey of Deerfield, through their daughter Emilia (b.1798) who married Abel Houghton of St. Albans, Vermont, in 1817. The "S" may stand for Stebbins or Smith, another related family name.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Embroidery; Linen; Silk

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