Collection of fabric swatches. Cotton, wool and flannel. Yorkville, South Carolina, 1863-1865. Adhered to old ledger page. Inscribed with fabric cost in Confederate dollars per yard, some additional notations indicate place the fabric was purchased and the year in which it was purchased. Ledger page measures approx. 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. 

WITH two CDVs showing examples of mid-19th century fabric. First CDV shows a young girl holding fabric on a spool. Lebanon, Pennsylvania: Daily's Excelsior Gallery, n.d. Photographer's imprint to mount verso, along with red two-cent stamp. Second CDV shows Charlotte Dickinson Brownell (left) and Rev. Thomas Church Brownell (right) seated in likely their home. Hartford, Connecticut: Prescott & Gage, n.d. Photographer's imprint to mount verso. 

A wonderful selection of Civil War-era fabrics nicely mounted by an unknown seamstress or supplier. Originally settled by the English in the 1750s, Yorkville had a population of 1,360 by 1860, the same year South Carolina seceded from the United States. These fabrics offer a glimpse into the daily life of civilians living in the Confederate States during the Civil War. 

From left to right, top to bottom, the fabrics included in this selection are: 

1. Blue spotted fabric. "this print was sold 5.50 per yard / in 1864 at Yorkville S.C." Approx. 2 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. 

2. Cotton. "bro cotton 8$ pr yard / in spring 1865." Approx. 1 1/2 x 1 in. 

3. Plaid fabric. "Mrs Rose Lindsay dyed this / light color bought the black / & had the cloth woven for / winter dresses 1864." Approx. 1 3/8 x 1 in. 

4. Checkered fabric. "this print was / 5.50 pr yard in 1864 / at Yorkville S.C." Approx. 2 3/8 x 3/4 in. 

5. Green wool. "$40. pr yard. 1864." Approx. 1 3/4 x 5/8 in. 

6. Red striped fabric with floral motif. "$25 per yard in 1865. / at Yorkville S.C." Approx. 2 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. 

7. Light brown fabric. "$8. per yard. 1863." Approx. 3 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. 

8. Flannel. "white flannel. 4$ pr / yard 1863." Approx. 1 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. 

9. Red fabric with diamonds. "$25 pr. yd. 1865." Approx. 2 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. 

10. Dark brown fabric. "made on Dr. J.G. Lindsay's / plantation Yorkville SC 1863." Approx. 2 1/4 x 2 in. 

11. Same fabric as number 1. "$5.50 per yard Jany 1863." Approx. 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in. 

12. Black fabric. "$40. pr yard in spring 1865 before April." Approx. 3 x 1 1/2 in. 

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