Bag, Laundry
- Object Name:
- Bag, Laundry
- Object ID:
- 1981.016.01
- Date:
- 1920-1930
- Description:
- Laundry bag of printed fabric; floral designs in shades of pink, lavender, and gray, gathered onto encased woolen rd and hangs from self strap. There is a faced slit in one side; bag unbuttons at bottom. Laundry bag, made of cotton sateen printed with a design of flower-filled urns in shades of pink, maroon, cream, tan, and gray. The bag is gathered onto a straight stick across the top; a long self-fabric loop attached at each end of this frame acts as a handle or hanging loop. The bag is open vertically in the center, with the opening bound with self-fabric; a self-fabric bow decorates the bottom of the opening.The bag has an open bottom, with a flap that covers the opening and fastens with eight glass buttons. The buttons are white and have circular ridges around the face that are tipped with red.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-27.5 L-33.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased by donor in Canterbury, NH, in 1920s.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mrs. John Smith
- Subjects:
- Laundry
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