Name/Title
Sewing case (housewife), probably Portsmouth, 1780-1810Entry/Object ID
2019.011Description
Sewing case rectangular in form with one end terminating in a point; houses several compartments for small sewing materials, and fashioned from several different fabrics; red hearts attached; accompanied by an old pencil note,
Brief research suggests original owner may have been Hannah (Lang) Chadbourne (1737-1813), the wife of Thomas Chadbourne (1730-1810) and mother of Hannah (1763-1847) (who might have been named Martha) who in any event married Philip Page (1758/59-1825).Collection
Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2019.011Source or Donor
Pejepscot Historical SocietyAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of the Pejepscot Historical SocietyMade/Created
Date made
1780 - 1810Notes
Date: 1780-1810Material
Silk, Cotton, Linen
