Sheet

Object/Artifact

-

Saco Museum

Name/Title

Sheet

Entry/Object ID

1974.10.12

Description

Plain woven linen sheet made by Abigail Carpenter Gay (1771-1856) of New London, New Hampshire. The initials "N G" are worked in cross stitch.

Made/Created

Artist

Gay, Abigail Carpenter

Date made

1800 - 1830

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

The linen sheet and pair of pillowcases were said to have been spun and woven by Nabby Gay of New London, New Hampshire who married William Gay in the early 1790s. The sheet and pillowcases were woven in a simple plain weave and finished by hand. While she used “N G” to mark the sheet and pillowcases, there is no number for the purposes of rotation.