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Sleeve fragments

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Date

1830-1840

GUSN

GUSN-25390

Description

Scalloped whitework sleeve fragments. Complex foliate forms embroidered on cotton lawn. Handsewn throughout.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sleeves (costume)
fragments
accessories
cotton (textile)
Cotton
SLEEVE

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6.625 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1985.561

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