Charles McKesson, Holding a Sheet Embroidered by His Great-Grandmother, Susan McCord, December 12, 1973

THF286434 / Charles McKesson, Holding a Sheet Embroidered by His Great-Grandmother, Susan McCord, December 12, 1973

THF286435 / Charles McKesson, Holding a Sheet Embroidered by His Great-Grandmother, Susan McCord, December 12, 1973

Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

12 December 1973

Collection Title

McCord Family Photograph Collection

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2017.96.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Luanne Hayter Long.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored
Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 3.5 in

Keywords	Photographic prints Photographs Families Sheets (Bed coverings) Quiltmakers McKesson, Charles McCord, Susan Noakes, 1829-1909

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