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Maker(s):unknown
Culture:British
Title:sheet
Date Made:1750-1780
Type:Bedding
Materials:textile: white, plain-weave linen; white linen thread
Place Made:Great Britain: England (possibly)
Measurements:Overall: 96 in x 76 1/4 in; 243.8 cm x 193.7 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2020.13.2
Credit Line:Museum Collections Fund
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Linen bed sheet made from two selvage widths of white linen. Each selvage width is about 38" wide, and the widths are joined in the center of the sheet with a whip-stitched seam. Such a contruction may illustrate the "pairs" of bedsheets seenin written records of the period, including probate inventories. The sheet is hemmed at the top and bottom with a 1/8" hem. This particular sheet is believed to have belonged to a British officer, who was captured during the American Revolution by General Artemus Ward (1727-1800).

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