Object Record
Metadata
Object ID |
H 183 |
Object Name |
Thread |
Description |
Ivory-colored silk threads- embroidery thread size, approximately 5 strands tied together._ Nathaniel Gibson grew and spun this silk. Letter from donor states:"I think ...Gibson's home was the Titus home or near-by, on the "hill". I know a family of Gibsons who lived there (son or grandson of Nathaniel) who were good friends of my family. Mrs. Gibson was later Mrs. Abbott and lived on what is Titus Ave. in the valley. The street was then Titewood Ave." |
Date |
c. 1825 |
Collection |
Homespun & Handwork |
Search Terms |
Silk Silk Cultivation Sewing |