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Mixed lace handkerchief
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| Description | Mixed lace handkerchief. Linen thread. Round linen center with mixed lace edging, tape work in tulip and leaf motif joined by needle made braids, spiders and net filling. |
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| Quantity | 1 item |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 12 inches length 12 inches width |
| Nomenclature | Bobbin lace Needle lace Handkerchief |
| 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 | 1945 |
