Pattern

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Pattern

Entry/Object ID

40.89.3 a

Description

Material: paper. Size: 5 3/4" W. x 18" L. x 1/16" D. Description: cardboard template: "The Gem System" of Actual Measure for dressmaking. Patented Jan. 17. 1882. Improved 1884 by E. Ellsworth Palmer, Baraboo, Wisconsin - includes measurements, dart line and direction for drafting dresses for women, children - also included are measurements of Mrs. Charlie Hawkes and Hannah Hawkes - stored in manila envelope addressed to Miss Hannah Hawkes, 74 Wilmot Street, Portland, Maine. Two 4-cent stamps.

Context

Belonged to Miss Hannah Hawkes, sister of Charlie Hawkes, an early settler in Waseca. Miss Hawkes was Secretary to Mr. Everett of E. A. C. flour mill, Waseca.

Cataloged By

Legacy Artifacts Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pattern

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Deaccession

D.40.89.3 a

Create Date

October 9, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024