Lacemaking equipment

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Collection Type

Textiles

Date

1830-1840

GUSN

GUSN-25357

Description

Cardboard box containing lacemaker's pillow made of cotton print stuffed w/ straw. Cotton print bag of bobbins (mostly bamboo). Paper lace patterns.

Details

Descriptive Terms

housewives (containers)
needlework (visual works)
cardboard
cloth
straw (plant material)
Cardboard
Straw
Synthetic Fabric
KIT, NEEDLEWORK

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

9.5 x 12.25 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.490

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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