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Fire (or silver) bag

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1862

GUSN

GUSN-17259

Description

Rectangular form; raw upper edge; single piece of cloth hand-stitched at selvedges.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bags (generic containers)
cotton (textile)
stitching
linen (material)
Cotton
Linen
Hand Stitched
BAG

Inscription

Marked ""MB/ #181""

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

45.875 x 26.625 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Ruth Child

Accession Number

1935.1402

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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