Object Number 2011.0045

Object Name

Sewing roll (Huswif)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Jeanne L. Asplundh

Creator (Role)

Lydia Parker (Possible maker)
1740
Lydia Parker (b. 1740) was the daughter of Abraham and Eleanor Parker and sister to John, Mary, Elizabeth, and Kezia, of East Caln, Chester County. Her father was living in Kennett when he died in 1752. Lydia Painter (1746-1829) of East Bradford Township was the daughter of Samuel Painter and Esther Gilpin, and sister of Samuel, Hannah, George, Joseph and James.

Place of Origin

Chester, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1763

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; within design; "LP / 1763" (embroidered thread)

Materials

Wool; Silk; Canvas

Techniques

Embroidered (Irish stitch), Canvaswork, Woven (plain), Sewn, Woven (brocaded)

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered, hand-sewn

Dimensions (inches)

14.5 (L) , 3.125 (W) , 0.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36.83 (L) , 7.938 (W) , 0.635 (D)

Measurement Notes

OL, OW, and OD

Object Description

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