Sewing Kit
Sewing Kit
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- Description
- Both on the island and in "the States," many working women found jobs in textile mills and garment factories to support themselves and add to their family incomes. Poorer women took in piecework at home, and were often involved in the labor-intensive production of handmade garments that only the wealthy could afford. Needlework of all kinds-knitting, crocheting, and embroidery-and the use of sewing machines were seen as a material way for a young girl to help support her family.
- Description (Spanish)
- Tanto en la isla como en "los Estados", muchas mujeres buscaban trabajo en las industrias textiles y fábricas de indumentaria a fin de contribuir con su propio sustento y el de sus familias. Las mujeres más pobres se llevaban el trabajo a la casa y a menudo formaban parte de la mano de obra intensiva que requería la producción de vestimenta hecha a mano, la cual sólo los ricos podían costear. Todo tipo de costura -tejido, crochet y bordado- se consideraba como un modo material mediante el que una joven podía colaborar con el sustento de la familia.
- Object Name
- sewing tool, embroidery needle
- Date made
- 20th century
- early 20th century
- Place Made
- Puerto Rico
- Physical Description
- bone (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6.1 cm x.6 cm; 2 3/8 in x 1/4 in
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.0593.001
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.0593.001
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
- subject
- Daily Life
- Puerto Rico
- Household Tools and Equipment
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Cultures & Communities
- Vidal
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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