Case, Card
- Object Name:
- Case, Card
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.799
- Date:
- 1875-1900
- Description:
- Card case. White work. Starched plain-woven cotton chintz. Embroidery design of two trees side by side, each 2.25" x 2", embroidered with satin and stem stitches of two-ply S-twist white cotton floss. Single panel construction folded in to form two pockets. Sides pressed in, top stitched 0.10" with machine stitches. Inside: edge of each pocket pressed 0.25" and embroidered with crows foot stitches. Two pieces of cardboard (one in each pocket).
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Cardboard - Dimensions:
- W-4.75 L-5.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Collected by the donor's sister, Marion L. Cass (1894-1963). Miss Cass developed the collection around a core of the personal possessions of her mother, Lillie M. (Wilson) Cass (1867-1951), and added objects passed down in neighboring Haverhill, NH, families. Later, while living and working in Littleton, NH, she devoted her spare time to expanding her collection, eventually representing over a century of changes in clothing and accessory styles.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Merwin P. Cass
- Subjects:
- Whitework, Cotton, Embroidery, Paper, Cards, Textiles, Handwork, Accessories
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