Perforated Paper Picture
notes: label: Description
content: The motto “God is our Refuge and Strength” embroidered on perforated paper with wool thread, using satin, half cross, and straight stitches. The advent of perforated paper made an inexpensive way to display mottos that promoted proper thoughts and behavior in the Victorian era. “Home Sweet Home” was also a very popular motto. The design was printed on the paper.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: made at
content: United States
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Victorian Needlework
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Leland
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T19323
label: catalog number
content: T19323
label: catalog number
content: T.19323
label: accession number
content: 268760
objectType: label: Object Name
content: embroidery, picture