[A large ship, the Mystery, with two masts and three flags; a lighthouse standing in front of a star at the top of a ship's mast; an old fashioned hand pump with a collector ramp and a curved handle; and Ida Tew sitting in a chair crocheting lace]

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Identifier

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Title

[A large ship, the Mystery, with two masts and three flags; a lighthouse standing in front of a star at the top of a ship's mast; an old fashioned hand pump with a collector ramp and a curved handle; and Ida Tew sitting in a chair crocheting lace]

Creator

Tew, Mabel Barnard, b. 1862

Date

[1887 July 14]

Description

Mabel B. Tew ALS to Frank [H. Tew], [July 14, 1887]. Nanepashemet, Ma., page 3. From a collection of letters and documents (1837-1905) related to Union officer Charles Tew and his family. The collection is comprised of letters, diaries, military documents (including orders, supply notes, commissions, and furloughs), a roll call notebook, subpoena, financial records, printed items, and ephemera.; "This is the Mystery"; "This is the wishing star"; "This is the town pump in our front yard"; "This is Ida crocheting on the piazza, that is lace in her hand."

Subject

Bodies of water--1880-1890.; Bodies of water--Pictorial works.; Bodies of water in art.; Buildings--Massachusetts--1880-1890.; Buildings--Massachusetts--Marblehead.; Buildings--Pictorial works.; Buildings in art.; Chairs--1880-1890.; Chairs--Pictorial works.; Chairs in art.; Coasts--Massachusetts--Pictorial works.; Coasts in art.; Crocheting--1880-1890.; Crocheting--Pictorial works.; Flags--1880-1890.; Flags--Pictorial works.; Flags in art.; Hand pumps.; Handles.; Hats--1880-1890.; Hats--Pictorial works.; Hats in art.; Inclined planes--1880-1890.; Lace--1880-1890.; Lighthouses--Massachusetts--1880-1890.; Lighthouses--Massachusetts--Pictorial works.; Lighthouses in art.; Marblehead (Mass.)--1880-1890.; Marblehead (Mass.)--Pictorial works.; Massachusetts--1880-1890.; Masts and rigging--Drawings.; North Shore (Mass: Coast)--Pictorial works.; Rocks--1880-1890.; Rocks--Massachusetts.; Rocks--Pictorial works.; Rocks in art.; Ships--Massachusetts--1880-1890.; Ships--Pictorial works.; Ships in art.; Sitting--1880-1890.; Stars--1880-1890.; Stars--Pictorial works.; Stars in art.; Water pumps--Massachusetts--1880-1890.; Women, White.; Manuscripts shelf

Source

Michigan Service Hub

Language

Undetermined

Type

image

Work Attributes

Source

Michigan Service Hub

Subject

Bodies of water--1880-1890.; Bodies of water--Pictorial works.; Bodies of water in art.; Buildings--Massachusetts--1880-1890.; Buildings--Massachusetts--Marblehead.; Buildings--Pictorial works.; Buildings in art.; Chairs--1880-1890.; Chairs--Pictorial works.; Chairs in art.; Coasts--Massachusetts--Pictorial works.; Coasts in art.; Crocheting--1880-1890.; Crocheting--Pictorial works.; Flags--1880-1890.; Flags--Pictorial works.; Flags in art.; Hand pumps.; Handles.; Hats--1880-1890.; Hats--Pictorial works.; Hats in art.; Inclined planes--1880-1890.; Lace--1880-1890.; Lighthouses--Massachusetts--1880-1890.; Lighthouses--Massachusetts--Pictorial works.; Lighthouses in art.; Marblehead (Mass.)--1880-1890.; Marblehead (Mass.)--Pictorial works.; Massachusetts--1880-1890.; Masts and rigging--Drawings.; North Shore (Mass: Coast)--Pictorial works.; Rocks--1880-1890.; Rocks--Massachusetts.; Rocks--Pictorial works.; Rocks in art.; Ships--Massachusetts--1880-1890.; Ships--Pictorial works.; Ships in art.; Sitting--1880-1890.; Stars--1880-1890.; Stars--Pictorial works.; Stars in art.; Water pumps--Massachusetts--1880-1890.; Women, White.; Manuscripts shelf

Citation

Tew, Mabel Barnard, b. 1862, “[A large ship, the Mystery, with two masts and three flags; a lighthouse standing in front of a star at the top of a ship's mast; an old fashioned hand pump with a collector ramp and a curved handle; and Ida Tew sitting in a chair crocheting lace],” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed March 29, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/24230.

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