Threaded needle and strip of lace (barb), made by Laura Bridgman
Identifier
http://dp.la/api/items/1414872afb3930a0ed7200e770707f2d
Title
Threaded needle and strip of lace (barb), made by Laura Bridgman
Creator
Bridgman, Laura Dewey, 1829-1889
Date
1883
Description
Laura Bridgman
Strip of off-white lace made by Laura Bridgman with a typewritten note: "Laura Bridgman, the blind woman, Perkins Institute, South Boston, 1883, knit this Lace Barb and threaded this needle."
Subject
Blind
Deafblind people
People with disabilities
Special education
Perkins School for the Blind
Bridgman, Laura Dewey 1829-1889
Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind
Source
Digital Commonwealth
Relation
References
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/xd07m602m
Date
1883
Source
Digital Commonwealth
Subject
Blind
Deafblind people
People with disabilities
Special education
Perkins School for the Blind
Bridgman, Laura Dewey 1829-1889
Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind
Collection
Citation
Bridgman, Laura Dewey, 1829-1889, “Threaded needle and strip of lace (barb), made by Laura Bridgman,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 11, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/7460.
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