Sampler
date: label: Date made
content: late 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: Sewing was part of the education of all young girls, whether in classes at school or at home. Needlework of all kinds-knitting, crocheting and embroidery-and the use of sewing machines were seen as a material way for a young girl to help support her family. This sampler is from the turn of the 20th century.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Puerto Rico
title: label: Title (Spanish)
content: Dechado
topic: label: Subject
content: Sewing and Knitting
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content: Home and Community Life: Ethnic
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content: Cultures & Communities
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Teodoro Vidal
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1997.0097.1227.005
label: accession number
content: 1997.0097
label: catalog number
content: 1997.0097.1227.005
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sampler
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: textile; cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 35.5 cm x 34.3 cm; x 14 in x 13 1/2 in