Textile fragment, woven

Museum Object Number 1955.0003.017

Object Name

Textile fragment, woven

Category

Textiles (Clothing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Europe

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; brown paper fragment is wrapped in; "Sleeve of the Dress worn by my / Mother, when she was Married, / in April 16th 1760 - / Mary Alsop" (handwritten, ink)
2. Inscription; pinned on paper fragment; "A peice of the Dress in / which my Mother was married - Mary Alsop"

Materials

Silk

Techniques

Woven (satin)

Dimensions (inches)

14 (L) , 13 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.56 (L) , 33.02 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Journal] Krueger, Glee. "A Middletown Cameo: Mary Wright Alsop and Her Needlework.". Connecticut Historical Society Museum & Library Vol. 52, No.3-4 Summer/Fall 1987
• Article on Alsop