Canvas work knitting needle holder, mid 19th century
date: label: date made
content: ca. 1840-1900
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Canvas work knitting needle holder of floral design. Long narrow rectangle with lower end pointed. Face is cross stitched in wool yarns with a band of flowers on a beige ground. Typical of Berlin wool work, which is a style of embroidery similar to today's needlepoint.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Victorian Needlework
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Hope Anthony Levy
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.1023.221
label: accession number
content: 1986.1023
label: catalog number
content: 1986.1023.221
objectType: label: Object Name
content: knitting needle holder
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: embroidery, berlin wool-work (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 in x 1 3/8 in; 17.78 cm x 3.4925 cm