Embroidery foundation letter shapes by G. Reis & Bro., NYC
date: label: date made
content: ca. 1900
notes: label: Description
content: Woven cotton foundations in letter shapes to be placed on fabric and embroidered over with silk floss in order to give the initials definition and dimensionality. One package with 2 cursive Gs and one package with one gothic C; in wax paper packaging under Reis' Tex brand name. Made by G. Reis & Bro., Inc. New York. Retail sticker label from John Daniell & Sons, Broadway New York; with handwritten prices ".10 ea." ".06" Needlework was an important skill and a popular leisure activity. These foundation shapes for letters enabled even amatuer stitchers to include initials or words and phrases with uniform sizing and style in their work.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Charlotte T. Moore and Ruth S. Selby
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T15472.56
label: accession number
content: 293999
label: catalog number
content: T15472
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Embroidered Letter Foundation shapes
label: Object Name
content: Embroidery foundations
label: Object Name
content: Embroidery Foundations
label: Object Name
content: embroidery foundations
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 11/16 in; 4.2545 cm