Thread

2023.34.1

Embroidery Thread Book
Embroidery Thread Book
Embroidery Thread Book
Title
Embroidery Thread Book
Creation Date
1900 – 1920
Materials

Dimensions

12.75 in H x 7 in W x 2 in D Item (Overall)

Count
1
Description
Embroidery floss book used by Annie and or Louise Stein. It is a tan paperback binder that catalogs different colored threads. Cover has "B 206 Georgetown Minn 3" printed in blue ink in upper right corner on a white and red sticker. Louise Stein written in cursive pencil on cover. Slits in book pages for each bundle of thread. Care instructions and original labels still attached to thread bundles. Threads labeled as early as 1906.

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