Sewing Card

Name/Title

Sewing Card

Entry/Object ID

1998.39.24a

Description

Rectangular cardboard sewing card with holes punched through it forming the outline of a giraffe's neck and head. The holes are stitched with yellow and black embroidery thread. The inked inscription, "This is the long-necked, spotted Giraffe, That pleased the children and mad [illeg]" is inked along the bottom edge.

Context

Owned by Forrest "Strad" Gray of East Calais, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1998.39

Source or Donor

VHS Library

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Forrest "Strad" Gray Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Card, Sewing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Card, Activity

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Depth

1 in

Material

Paper, String

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gray, Forrest (1884-1987)

Person or Organization

Gray, Madeline (1914-1958)

Related Places

Place

Village

East Calais

Town

Calais

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America