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Cloth fragment Woven wool damask, linen thread

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    Woven wool damask, linen thread by unknown weaver, Northern Europe, 17th century

    in daguerreotype case, open 7.5 cm H x 12.9 cm W x 1 cm D

    Fabrics 030


    This small fragment of woven wool-damask originating in Northern Europe is a family relic, passed down through 10 generations. The family preserved it from a dress belonging to Mayflower passenger Priscilla Mullins (ca. 1602–ca. 1685) who later married John Alden. At various times Priscilla Mullins Alden’s descendants donated similar pieces of the same damask to several Massachusetts collections.