Suitcase
- Object Name:
- Suitcase
- Object ID:
- 1958.061.06
- Place of Origin:
- New England
- Date:
- 1875-1900
- Description:
- Carpet bag. Machine-manufactured Brussels carpet of uncut loops of worsted wool yarn pulled through jute canvas. White ground pattern of flowers and vines in red, blue, green, and brown. Flap closure. Single panel front and back seamed to 2" wide panels on each side. Remnant, 4" long, of plain-woven cotton tape stitched on front edge of opening. Rope core handle wrapped in the same carpet and hand stitched. 1" fragment of cotton lining stitched to edge near handle. Similarity between marked examples, 1959.068.010 and Winterthur Museum Collection # 2000.0052.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Jute
Hemp - Dimensions:
- W-16 L-18 D-12 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of Dr. Ursula Saunders of Concord, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ursula G. Sanders
- People:
- Sanders, Ursula G. (1904-1989)
- Subjects:
- Wool, Carpet bags, Jute, Travel, Bags, Accessories, Luggage, Textiles
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