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Housewife
Unknown
1850 (circa)
- Accession number
- LDORL : 02349L
- Collection
- Burton Collection
- Classification
- Object
- Medium
- Housewife
Housewife probably handmade of waxed linen containing needles, pins, buttons, threads, hooks and eyes from 1850 circa. The whole rolls up into a convenient size for transportation and was used by Sir Richard Burton on his pilgrimage to Mecca.
