Crocheted bag

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Crocheted bag

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.

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Victorian Needlework

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Victorian Needlework

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