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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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Case, Knitting Needle

Object/Artifact

.1 Bone knitting pin guard: pair of 2"" clenched hands with cuffs; joined by an 8 inch length of 3/4"" wide light blue elastic sewn through holes for the purpose, finished with little rosette of light blue silk ribbon .2 pair of steel knitting needles

G89.153.1-2

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1850

needle guards

bone

knitting pin

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