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- Woman Hand-Sewing, 1860-1869 -
- 1860-1869
- Collections - Artifact
Woman Hand-Sewing, 1860-1869
- Sewing Thimble Used by Susana Allen Hunter, 1930-1969 -
- 1930-1969
- Collections - Artifact
Sewing Thimble Used by Susana Allen Hunter, 1930-1969
- Trade Card for Sewing Thread, J. & P. Coats, 1880-1895 - As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. This trade card advertises Six Cord Thread from J. & P. Coats Company.
- 1880-1895
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Sewing Thread, J. & P. Coats, 1880-1895
As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. This trade card advertises Six Cord Thread from J. & P. Coats Company.
- Music Sheet, "Sewing Machine Polka," 1860 -
- 1860
- Collections - Artifact
Music Sheet, "Sewing Machine Polka," 1860
- Mothers, Sewing Class, circa 1900 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Mothers, Sewing Class, circa 1900
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Sewing Thimble Used by Susana Allen Hunter, 1930-1969 -
- 1930-1969
- Collections - Artifact
Sewing Thimble Used by Susana Allen Hunter, 1930-1969
- Anita Searl Sewing in Living Room, circa 1935 -
- circa 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Anita Searl Sewing in Living Room, circa 1935
- Sewing Thimble Used by Susana Allen Hunter, 1930-1969 -
- 1930-1969
- Collections - Artifact
Sewing Thimble Used by Susana Allen Hunter, 1930-1969
- Sewing Table, 1795-1815 - The firm of Ernest LoNano -- active from 1912 into the 1980s -- was known as the premier re-upholsterers of antique American furniture. Museums from coast to coast sought the advice of three generations of LoNanos for accuracy in period upholstery fabrics. The company specialized in adapting historic fabrics for reuse. Here, LoNano employed a reproduction silk damask, now aged, for the elaborate storage basket.
- 1795-1815
- Collections - Artifact
Sewing Table, 1795-1815
The firm of Ernest LoNano -- active from 1912 into the 1980s -- was known as the premier re-upholsterers of antique American furniture. Museums from coast to coast sought the advice of three generations of LoNanos for accuracy in period upholstery fabrics. The company specialized in adapting historic fabrics for reuse. Here, LoNano employed a reproduction silk damask, now aged, for the elaborate storage basket.
- Industrial School, Girls in Darning Class, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Industrial School, Girls in Darning Class, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.