Sheet

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Sheet

Entry/Object ID

1939.4.2

Description

Plain-woven linen sheet made from 2 panels seamed together down the center of the sheet. The seamed edges and outside edges of the panels are selvedges. The other ends of the sheet are hemmed. The top center is stitched in light-blue cross stitches with the initials, "M T", flanking the center seam, and the number 3 below.

Context

Made by Susannah Titus of Vershire, Vermont, for her daughter, Martha Titus Paine.

Acquisition

Accession

1939.4

Source or Donor

Hazen, E. Roscoe

Made/Created

Artist

Titus, Susannah Bacon (1775-1870)

Place

Town

Vershire

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Sheet

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Rigging

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Component, Watercraft

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Water Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Water Transportation Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

64 in

Length

86 in

Material

Linen

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Paine, Marth Titus (1800-1886)