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Artist/Maker Elizabeth Morton Tallman 1734 - 1826

Date1770-1820

MediumWool, textile

Dimensions66 x 82 in. (167.6 x 208.3 cm)

Donor credit lineMuseum Transfer from the Brooklyn Museum

Object number2024.42.1

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionBlanket made of homespun off-white wool twill. "E.J" embroidered in blue thread. There is a tag sewn on which states "Elizabeth Morton married Mr. Tallman, Plymouth, 1759."
Elizabeth (Betty) Morton Tallman (1734-1826), was a matriarch of local Dartmouth families, including Reed and Hawes. ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Alvah E. Reed to the Brooklyn Museum

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