On View
Not on viewFlax hatchel
Date1800s
Dimensions8.89 × 34.29 cm (3 1/2 × 13 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Rosita Corey, Elizabeth Corey Bourquin, and Family (2021)
Object number2021.13.1
DescriptionBundle of hatchelled flax from the Bedford farm of William Augustus Stearns (1805-1876) and Rebecca Alden Frazer (1808-1855). Label with the flax bundle reads: Flax raised by Grandpa Stearns and carded or “hatchelled” by Grandma.
Object number: H2023
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