Sewing coursebook

Object/Artifact

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Sewing coursebook

Entry/Object ID

2025.9.85

Description

Sewing coursebook in paper binding with leather corners. Initial pages comprised of pasted in typed text regarding curriculum, followed by handwritten notes and specimens of various stitching techniques and applications.

Category

Sample books

Acquisition

Accession

2025.9

Source or Donor

Brooklyn Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Mrs. Clarence G. Bachrach

Date made

1902

Time Period

Early 20th Century

Place

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

First Page

Transcription

Grace Baer. C II

Language

English

Material/Technique

In Artist's Hand

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

sample books, hand sewing

Dimensions

Dimension Description

9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm)

Material

Paper, Leather, Linen, Cotton, Metal, Ink, Shell

Location

Shelf

Special Collections

Room

Library