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1945

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2015

2025

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Sewing Instruction Book Sample (USA)

This is a Sewing instruction book sample. It is dated 1829 and we acquired it in 1945. Its medium is silk, cotton, linen. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Its dimensions are

H x W (a): 4 × 10 cm (1 9/16 × 3 15/16 in.) H x W (b): 10 × 14.1 cm (3 15/16 × 5 9/16 in.) H x W (c): 8.8 × 11.5 cm (3 7/16 × 4 1/2 in.)

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Sewing Instruction Book Sample (USA); silk, cotton, linen; H x W (a): 4 × 10 cm (1 9/16 × 3 15/16 in.) H x W (b): 10 × 14.1 cm (3 15/16 × 5 9/16 in.) H x W (c): 8.8 × 11.5 cm (3 7/16 × 4 1/2 in.); 1945-20-3-a/c

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