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Straw braiding exhibit inside cardboard box bottom (a) and cover (b). Cardboard box interior is lined with red fabric. Examples of straw braids and related tools affixed to fabric with handwritten paper labels.
straw work
straw (plant material)
cloth
paper (fiber product)
metal
wood (plant material)
Case, Commemorative
Case, Commemorative
"15.27 / Exhibit of Straw-braid-/ ing industry in Medfield / Mass. 1810-1850 / Gift of Herbert N. Hixon" (handwritten)
Unknown
10 x 15 1/4 x 3 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Herbert N. Hixon
1915.27AB
Title Small Straw Braid Exhibit Accession Number 1918.933
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