Crocheted bag

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Description:

A crocheted drawstring purse of natural linen owned by Mrs. W. R. Alger of Boston ca. 1880. Anne Langdon Lodge was born June 16, 1816, to Giles and Abigail Harris Lodge in Boston, MA. She married Rev. William Rounseville Alger September 21, 1847. They had seven children - Henry Lodge, Abby Langdon, Caroline Rounseville, Arthur Martineau, William Ellerton, Philip Rounseville and Anne Langdon. She died May 17, 1883, in Boston.

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 Miss Louisa R. Alger

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T12711ACatalog Number: T12711.00AAccession Number: 239090

Object Name: crochet, bag

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-8051-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_629969

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