Object Number 1989.0049 A, B

Object Name

Tool (for needlework) (Needle case)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Embroiderers Guild of America

Creator (Role)

Wilkinson (Maker)

Moravian School, Bethlehem (School)

Place of Origin

Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Moravian Girl's School, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Date

1819-1827

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; tied on tag; "89.49 / a" (graphite)
2. Inscription; sewn on paper tag, interior, outer envelope; "Wilkinson/Redhill" (ink)
3. Inscription; sewn on paper tag, interior, inner envelope; "Wilkinso---/Redhill" (ink)

Subjects

Moravian

Materials

Silk; Paper

Techniques

Ribbonwork

Dimensions (inches)

3.5 (L) , 8.125 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

8.89 (L) , 20.637 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements above are for the large outer envelope with the flaps closed. Flaps open - the width is 16 3/8 inches. Inside is a smaller, removable envelope. The overall measurements for this are: L: 2 3/4 inches ; W: 4 1/8 inches

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 70, fig. 38