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Needlecase
Mary Wright Alsop
1814-1814
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Mary Wright Alsop (Knitter)
Place of Origin
Middletown; Connecticut; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
- Linen
- Canvas
- Cardboard
- Baize
Museum Object Number
1955.0003.005
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1955.0003.005
Object Name
Needlecase
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Mary Wright Alsop (Knitter)
Place of Origin
Middletown; Connecticut; United States; North America
Date
1814-1814
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: inside pocket, handwritten card
Inscription: "Needlebook / Knit and made by my / Great Grandmother / Mary Wright Alsop / (Mrs. Richard Alsop) / for her Son Joseph W. Alsop's / Wife Lucy Whittels(e)y Alsop / Lucy Chaunc(e)y Alsop." (handwritten, ink)
Type: Signature
Location: under flap
Inscription: "L: ALSOP" (knit silk threads)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silk
- Linen
- Canvas
- Cardboard
- Baize
Techniques
- Knit
- Woven (plain)
- Sewn
Construction Description
Hand-knit
Dimensions (inches)
3.75 (W) x 4.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9.525 (W) x 10.795 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Journal: Krueger, Glee. "A Middletown Cameo: Mary Wright Alsop and Her Needlework.". Connecticut Historical Society Museum & Library Vol. 52, No.3-4 Summer/Fall 1987
• Published: pp. 190-191, fig. 24; pp. 125-137, biography of MaryBook: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p.116, pl. 20Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 148, pl. 22Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework.
• Published: p. 125, fig. 88