Bag

Linen bag, Mount Lebanon, NY

mid-19th century

Object ID:
1957.8443.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Makers
Shaker
Description

Handwoven linen cloth sewn into a bag. Proper right side is pieced, proper left is a folded over 1/4" wide hem. Opening at top is also a rolled 3/8" wide handstitched hem. This bag was most likely made from a much larger piece of cloth, possibly an old sheet. The pieced side was done to widen hand-loomed cloth, but the dimension of the bag is too narrow and does not warrant piecing, so likely cut out of another textile and recycled.

New York Mount Lebanon

New York Mount Lebanon

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