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Embroidery floss and bag

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1815-1850

GUSN

GUSN-25366

Description

Brown checkered cotton print drawstring bag full of bits of threads.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bags (generic containers)
needlework (visual works)
cotton (textile)
Cotton
BAG, NEEDLEWORK

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4.5 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.499

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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