Kerr Artifact Collection - Accession 1527

Authors

Dorothy Kerr

Files

Identifier

Accession 1527

Inclusive Dates

ca. early 1800s to ca. 1905

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

16 pieces

Language

English;

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains household artifacts from the 19^th and early 20^th centuries. Items included in the collection are a wax bead necklace, eyeglasses, a set of hand cotton cards, a clothes iron (or sad iron), a cast iron cobbler’s stand, a wooden shoe last and five wooden loom shuttles.

Provenance

The Kerr Artifact Collection was donated to the Winthrop University Archives and Special Collections in 2016 by Dorothy Kerr.

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

Finding Aid Citation

Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Kerr Artifact Collection - Accession 1527". Finding Aid 743.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/743

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