Finding Aid for Sewing Designs Sample Book, ca. 19th-century

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Summary

Creator:: Anonymous
Abstract:: The Sewing designs sample book contains 47 hand-stitched design samples made of thread on paper.
Extent:: 1 volume
Language:: English
Authors:: Collection processed and finding aid created by Annika Dekker and Jakob Dopp, March 2024

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Scope and Content:: The Sewing designs sample book contains 47 hand-stitched design samples made of thread on paper. Designs range from simple to complicated shapes and patterns to fruit, a circular shell, and Native American-inspired objects such as a bow and arrow, a moccasin, a snowshoe, and a canoe. Multiple colors of thread are utilized. The sample book (24 x 28.5 cm) is closed with a string tie.
Acquisition Information:: Purchased from John Bale Books LLC, July 2023. P-3391 .
Rules or Conventions:: Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)