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Bag

Date

1780-1820

GUSN

GUSN-2942

Description

Rectangular bag with drawstring opening comprised of blue and white check-woven cotton fabric. White linen tape drawstring.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bags (generic containers)
cotton (textile)
weaving
Bag
Bag

Inscription

Inscribed on the string: ""Pr. brocade/slippers from/a house/ between Rowley/Newburyport"" (NFL script)

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1991.1432

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

12 3/4 x 7 3/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1432

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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