Mary Stanley's Homemade Scrapbook on Housekeeping (the scrapbook is made from a book titled the Golden Treasure for a World of Knowledge by John Walters Childbert, published 1884 and presented to Mary Stanley by David Stanley in 1880s)
Identifier
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Title
Mary Stanley's Homemade Scrapbook on Housekeeping (the scrapbook is made from a book titled the Golden Treasure for a World of Knowledge by John Walters Childbert, published 1884 and presented to Mary Stanley by David Stanley in 1880s)
Creator
John Childebert
Mary Stanley
Date
1884-1915
Description
Depicts floral pattern in red leather on cover. Decorative title in gold. Clippings of patterns for cushions, crochet and lace work in first few pages. Clippings about removing stains and laundry tips in back pages. Recipe clippings.On storage bag for book (now in object file): "Given to Mary Stanley by her father. After it, she made it into her own pattern book." Sticker on inside front cover says," Mrs. E. Fae Oram, 803 - 31st Ave., Greeley, Colorado 80631".
Subject
Set--scrapbook
Crazy quilt
Embroidery
Cushion
Scarf
Purse
Lace
Collar
Recipe
Doilie
Mary Stanley
E. Fae Oram
Missouri
Hightower, Colorado
Keota, Colorado
Homeopathy
Recipe book
Cooking
Pattern Book
Needlework
Stitches
Quilting
Source
Plains to Peaks Collective
Type
physical object
Collection
Citation
John Childebert and Mary Stanley, “Mary Stanley's Homemade Scrapbook on Housekeeping (the scrapbook is made from a book titled the Golden Treasure for a World of Knowledge by John Walters Childbert, published 1884 and presented to Mary Stanley by David Stanley in 1880s),” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed May 19, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/28179.
Added by Rebecca Keyel
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