Bag
Linen bag, North Family, Mount Lebanon, NY
ca. 1850
Description
Handwoven tow linen cloth, woven 21 1/2" wide and sewn into a grain sack. Fold along the bottom, hand seamed on both sides with a 1/4" wide rolled hand-sewn hem on top edge. 2 3/4" down from top edge on right side is an eyelet hole stitched with buttonhole stitch to stabilize. A 35" piece of twine is passed through the hole, knotted and used as a tie closure for the sack.