Housewife
Object/Artifact
Hand-sittched housewife stitched with linen except as noted : home-made (?) blue/white warp strip linene ticking back: bound with maroon silk that has a resist spot pattern - probably a bandana; applies on straight grain. There are 7 pockets, equal size, each a different block print on cotton. The facing at the top is a tan ground with pencil blue foliage and dark brown trailing vines. Made of English cotton. N/A
G2021.03.001
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1780 - 1800
User Age: Any Gender: Neutral
Sewing Tools
Sewing Implements
Housewife
Needle Case
Sewing
Needles
Printed Cotton
Hand-Stitched
Glazed Cotton
England
United Kingdom
Western Europe
Europe
Everyday