Cream cotton blanket and remnants of a tablecloth
- Date:
- c.1826-1880s
- Reference:
- WA/HSW/OB/A.12.1
- Part of:
- Personal papers of Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853-1936)
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Tight weave cotton blanket woven on a hand loom and a cream sample of fabric stapled with a paper label identifying it as the 'Remnants of a tablecloth'. Both items were supposedly made by Mary Wellcome [née Curtis], Henry Wellcome's mother, the tablecloth made 'as a girl', and show signs of heavy use including staining.
Publication/Creation
c.1826-1880s
Physical description
1 blanket and 1 sample Cotton
Acquisition note
HSW
Terms of use
This item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note