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Woman's mixed lace vest
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| Description | Mixed lace womanÂ’s vest. Linen thread. Tape work in floral motif joined by needle made spiders and mesh fillings with scalloped edges and attached picot edging. Joined at shoulder seams. |
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| Quantity | 1 item |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 16 inches length from shoulder seam to bottom of vest 18 inches width at widest |
| Nomenclature | Needle lace Vest (garment) |
| Creation | Made by (possibly) Dakota Indians Made by (possibly) Ojibwe Indians Made in Minnesota, United States |
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Collected by: Whipple, Bishop Henry Benjamin Made by (possibly) Dakota Indians Made by (possibly) Ojibwe Indians Made in Minnesota, United States Household. Needlework. Lace, Tatting, & Lace Making. Samples & Fragments Indian. Art |
| Dates | Creation: Not earlier than 1890 - Approximately 1926 Sybil Carter began developing the Episcopal Church lace manufacturing work with American Indians in Minnesota in 1890. The lace program continued well after CarterÂ’s death in 1908 and eventually dissolved in 1926. |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| ID Number | 1949 |