Reddish Brown Linen, WLG 203

100% Linen, 2 oz, 53″ Wide

This is a bit of an unusual natural cinnamony brown with a hint of a pinky red color that would make a distinctive gown or waistcoat. For example in The Pennsylvania Mercury and Universal Advertiser of 1775, “Run away . . .  an English woman . . .  now a servant . . .  had on, . . .  [an] old patched reddish colour’d gown” as cited in Wives, Slaves, and Servant Girls. Unbleached 35/2 linen thread is the best match to this linen.