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Sample	93.5.302
Sample in overshot weave of off-white cotton warp and weft with pattern weft in white cotton. Mounted on acid-free card. Card includes a profile draft in black ink....View Full Record

Sample	93.5.321
Small sample of taupe background with horizontal rows of overshot patterns. Top row of light green tree-like overshot pattern and bottom row of taupe bell-shapes in overshot. Two selvedges and two raw cut edges. Warp and tabby weft threads are taupe rayon singles. Pattern weft in light green singles S twist for "trees." "Bells" are woven with a thick taupe rayon strand of fiber wrapped with a fine, shiny, two ply taupe thread....View Full Record

Cloth Fragment	93.5.323
Small fragment of yellowish green and brown overshot fabric seamed with beige fabric. Possibly a partial cushion cover. Warp and tabby weft on overshot fabric is a fine brown synthetic yarn and pattern weft is shiny green synthetic. Backing woven of same yarn as overshot weft....View Full Record

Sampler	93.5.345
Very long and narrow sampler with natural cotton warp and long sections in two ply cotton yarns: light yellowish green, light green, light blue and plum. Different threadings and treadlings are separated by burgundy threads. Ink inscription on number tag notes "110 Samples / 2070 - 1 2070 - 2."...View Full Record

Cloth Fragment	93.5.346
Cloth fragment, probably a table mat or table runner originally. Natural color cotton in Bronson lace creating overall pattern of squaares and rectangles....View Full Record

Sampler	93.5.35a
Long narrow sampler in blue and off white and buff cotton. Uses five different threadings and 99 treadlings. Rosepath and twill. Section cut out of one corner. Two selvedges. Machine hem stitched fringe at each end. Partner to 93.5.35b...View Full Record

Sampler	93.5.35b
Very long narrow sample in light blue, dark blue, buff and off white. Samples of various twill structures in cottons. Weft is blue cotton, warp is off white cotton. Old paper tag shows number in ink "#1-40"....View Full Record

Fragment, woven	93.5.36
Blanket fragment - natural color wool; plain weave; Handwoven in two sections, seamed in center. Warp is wool singles, Weft is the same. End is overcast with pink wool in two directions creating a cross-stitch effect. Catalog card reads, "Excellent example of tracking"....View Full Record

Fragment, woven	93.5.37
Blanket fragment - Natural white wool, plain weave, two selvedges. Note irregularities, more than one weaver, different beat, different pull in. Warp is creamy wool singles, weft is white wool. Woven with different sized wefts, notice the different size wefts create irregular tracking and seersuckering (buckeling), appears to be handspun....View Full Record

Fragment, woven	93.5.38
Sheeting fragment - Ivory colored linen, one selvedge, three cut edges. Handspun linen warp and weft....View Full Record

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