Weaver's book
date: label: Date
content: 17th–18th century
notes: label: Description
content: Manuscript book of weaving designs and instructions. Thirty-one sheets of paper, some of which have been partly cut out, containing registers of births, etc., in the Jackson family, account of sea battle in 1739, recipes for bite of mad dog and for piles, epitaphs, poems. Written in several hands. First weaving plan is dated 1689, last is 1761. Instructions are for "huggabacks", damask diaper, coverlids, shagg petticoats, jersey, "sattan", linsey wolsey for petticoats, etc.
place: label: made in
content: North Yorkshire, England
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Clarence Webster
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1958-30-1
objectType: label: Type
content: sample books
label: Type
content: Weaver's book
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: leather, paper, and ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 31 x 20.5 x 1.4 cm (12 3/16 x 8 1/16 x 9/16 in.)