Bag, Duffle
- Object Name:
- Bag, Duffle
- Object ID:
- 1975.034.04.08
- Place of Origin:
- Stafford, CT
- Date:
- 1870-1880
- Description:
- Duffle bag or travel bag. Machine-stitched with brown cotton sewing thread. Hand-embroidered with cross stitches in a wave pattern on handles. One side has hand-embroidered initials "E.M.B." Constructed of machine-manufactured 2/1 left-hand twill weave natural colored linen; trimmed with brown wool decorative bias tape. Tape-trimmed two-button pocket on side opposite initials. Fastens at top with two tape-covered buttons. Belonged to Estelle Malvina Blodgett (1855-1943), grandmother of the donor. Similar to 1984.057.02.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen
Wool - Dimensions:
- W-21 L-7 D-7 inches
- Provenance:
- Belonged to Estelle Malvina Blodgett (1855-1943), grandmother of the donor, Alice Thompson Powell (1912-2004)..
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Alice Thompson Powell
- Subjects:
- Travel, Baggage, Bags, Monograms, Accessories, Fashion, Toiletries, Toilet (Grooming), Toilet articles
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