Sewing case (housewife), probably Portsmouth, 1780-1810
Entry/Object ID
2019.011
Description
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).
Acquisition
Accession
2019.011
Source or Donor
Pejepscot Historical Society
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of the Pejepscot Historical Society
Made/Created
Date made
1780 - 1810
Dimensions
Height
8-3/4 in
Width
4 in
Material
Silk, Cotton, Linen
Provenance
Notes
Old note accompanying object in pencil on paper reads: "Houusewife which belonged to Mrs. Chadbourne of Portsmouth, N.H. Mother of Mrs. Philip Page. So about 200 years old.: With added accession number "1982.97.454." Acquired by the Pejepscot Historical Society, Brunswick, Maine, as bequeat from Lawrence Pennell (1897-1982) in January 1983, Deaccessioned as being "out of scope" by the Pejepscot Historical Society and given in September 2019.
