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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1880-1940

GUSN

GUSN-24049

Description

Box of cotton and silk thread; approx. 30 spools w/ various manufacturers and inscriptions; various colors of thread as well.

Details

Descriptive Terms

thread
cotton (textile)
silk (textile)
Silk
Cotton
THREAD

Inscription

Printed label on spools: [various manufacturers]

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.5 x 4.5 x 11.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.4964

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