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1905

  • Work on this object began.

1925

  • Work on this object ended.

1985

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Dyed Thread Swatches (USA)

This is a Dyed thread swatches. It was made for Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework (American, 1896–1926). It is dated ca. 1915 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is cotton, paper. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Gift of Margery B. Howe.

  • Spool Of Thread
  • cotton, conductive yarn.
  • Gift of Levi Strauss & Co. and Google Inc..
  • 5843.3.2017

Its dimensions are

H x W (a): 4 × 18.5 cm (1 9/16 × 7 5/16 in.) H x W (b): 4 × 19.5 cm (1 9/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Dyed Thread Swatches (USA); Made for Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework (American, 1896–1926) (United States); cotton, paper; H x W (a): 4 × 18.5 cm (1 9/16 × 7 5/16 in.) H x W (b): 4 × 19.5 cm (1 9/16 × 7 11/16 in.); Gift of Margery B. Howe; 1985-68-9-a,b

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