Name/Title
HousewifeEntry/Object ID
G2021.03.001Description
Hand-sittched housewife stitched with linen except as noted : home-made (?) blue/white warp strip linene ticking back: bound with maroon silk that has a resist spot pattern - probably a bandana; applies on straight grain.
There are 7 pockets, equal size, each a different block print on cotton. The facing at the top is a tan ground with pencil blue foliage and dark brown trailing vines.
Made of English cotton.
N/ACollection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1780 - 1800Notes
User Age: Any
Gender: NeutralLexicon
Search Terms
Sewing Tools, Sewing Implements, Housewife, Needle Case, Sewing, Needles, Printed Cotton, Hand-Stitched, Glazed CottonRelationships
Related Places
Place
Country
EnglandLocation
United KingdomRegion
Western EuropeContinent
Europe
