Box 56
Container
Contains 54 Results:
Madder-red, with black & white; yellow ochre cotton calico textiles; Used for a child’s dress and then in an old patchwork quilt; 1850’s; From Mrs. Clara Brown Brentlinger; Denver, CO
Item — Box: 56
Identifier: Series 12:
Series Scope and Content
From the Series:
This series consists of fabric, ribbon and decorative fringe textile samples owned and received by Olive Percival. It also includes newspaper advertisements showing the pricing of textiles at the time of printing, among other topics. Included are (3) hand-stitched sachets filled with cloves and still fragrant, and misc. identification tags in O.P.’s writing, as well as some miscellaneous correspondence regarding valentines and tags, both in O.P.’s hand and type written, used for an...
Dates:
1800-1939
Multi-colored wool “Challis Challie Challie de Laine Muslin Delaine” textile; Used for a child’s dress; 1850’s, Rhode Island; From Miss Ethel R. Farnham; Piedmont, CA; 1929
Item — Box: 56
Identifier: Series 12:
Series Scope and Content
From the Series:
This series consists of fabric, ribbon and decorative fringe textile samples owned and received by Olive Percival. It also includes newspaper advertisements showing the pricing of textiles at the time of printing, among other topics. Included are (3) hand-stitched sachets filled with cloves and still fragrant, and misc. identification tags in O.P.’s writing, as well as some miscellaneous correspondence regarding valentines and tags, both in O.P.’s hand and type written, used for an...
Dates:
1800-1939
Brown and various colored cotton calico textile; Used for a dress worn by Mrs. Holloway, the great grandmother of Miss Laura Holloway; 1850’s, Indiana; From Miss Laura Holloway; Los Angeles, CA ; 1920
Item — Box: 56
Identifier: Series 12:
Series Scope and Content
From the Series:
This series consists of fabric, ribbon and decorative fringe textile samples owned and received by Olive Percival. It also includes newspaper advertisements showing the pricing of textiles at the time of printing, among other topics. Included are (3) hand-stitched sachets filled with cloves and still fragrant, and misc. identification tags in O.P.’s writing, as well as some miscellaneous correspondence regarding valentines and tags, both in O.P.’s hand and type written, used for an...
Dates:
1800-1939
Brown, taupe and rust cotton calico textile with stitching (looks like neck placket); Note on accompanying board in O.P.’s hand: “A[?] R[?]; Note on slip of paper in O.P.’s hand: “Paulina Garner Jeffersonville Ind 1863 125 15 Jan Women of Niehau[?] Sch”
Item — Box: 56, Folder: 47
Identifier: Series 12:
Series Scope and Content
From the Series:
This series consists of fabric, ribbon and decorative fringe textile samples owned and received by Olive Percival. It also includes newspaper advertisements showing the pricing of textiles at the time of printing, among other topics. Included are (3) hand-stitched sachets filled with cloves and still fragrant, and misc. identification tags in O.P.’s writing, as well as some miscellaneous correspondence regarding valentines and tags, both in O.P.’s hand and type written, used for an...
Dates:
1800-1939