Crochet sampler book

Description:

Crochet sample book of samples collected by Anna Beitz Behling 1890. The cover and pages are of cotton fabric. Anna was born Feb 1817 in New York and her parents came from Germany. She married Charles Ernst Behling ca 1890 and they had three daughters. The book was donated by her daughter Glenola Behling Rose.

Maker: Behling, Anna

Location: Currently not on view

Made At: United States

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Victorian Needlework, Textiles

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Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Robert E. Rose

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T15046Catalog Number: T15046.000Accession Number: 285915

Object Name: crochet, sample book

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-679a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_627928

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