Linen
| Nom de l'objet : | Linen |
| Type de l'objet : | woven |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Unclassifiable artifact |
| Matériaux : | Flax, thread |
| Numéro d'accession : | 1980.045 b |
| Date de début de production : | 1820-01-01 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1820-12-31 |
| Description : | Beige linen a) has all edges sewed under except one lengthwise edge, which is just stitched but not turned under b) has raw edges |
| Commentaires : | Was woven on the large loom which is in the Parkdale Maplewood museum. They were woven by Murray Mader's grandmother. |
| Fonctions : | Linen is a type textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. History of linen use goes back many thousands of years. Dyed flax fibers are found in a prehistoric cave in Georgia which is evidence that woven linen fabrics from wild flax were used some 36,000 years ago. |
| Longueur : | 203.5 cm |
| Largeur : | 41 cm |
| Établissement : |
Parkdale - Maplewood Community Museum
 Facebook-Parkdale - Maplewood Community Museum
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Maplewood |
| Province de l'établissement : | Nova Scotia |
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