Collection Highlights
Come in, and Prevent a "Draft"
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sewing book
Object Number:
INV.12339
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk, velvet, felt, wood
Dimensions:
book: 3 3/4 x 4 5/8 in. ( 9.5 x 11.7 cm )
flagstaff: 11 x 1/4 in. ( 27.9 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Handmade sewing book with silk cover in the design of a U.S. flag with blue canton with thirteen embroidered stars; red velvet stripes; red fringe and red cord along the hoist tied to the woodedn flagstaff; lined with black silk; three black felt pages to hold needles.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
