Printed Cotton "Housewife" or sewing case; 1800-1825
date: label: date made
content: 1800-1825
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: "Housewife" or sewing case. Pouch style case with a drawstring closure and long foldover flap. Pieced of five different printed cotton fabrics (drab or brown predominant) and used for holding miscellaneous sewing equipment. Donor comment: "Belonged to Great Aunt Bordman of New England. First quarter 19th C.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Miss Grace L. Temple
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T07734.000
label: catalog number
content: T07734.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Needlework Case
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 in x 6 in; 38 cm x 15 cm