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Mrs. John Mortimer demonstrates sewing in paper lining of a lampshade
- Title (English):
- Mrs. John Mortimer demonstrates sewing in paper lining of a lampshade
- Collection:
- Human Ecology Historical Photographs
- Set:
- Departments and Divisions
Housing and Design
- Creation Date:
- 1950
- ID Number:
- RMA00749_DD-HD-55
- Catalog Record:
- 2081762
- Archival Collection Number:
- 23-2-749
- Previous Filename:
- DD-HD-55.jpg
- File Name:
- RMA00749_DD-HD-55.jpg
- Work Type:
- photographs
- Subject:
- Lampshades
Lamps--Design and construction
Interior decoration
- Description:
- Mrs. John Mortimer demonstrates the sewing of the paper lining of a lampshade to its ring (3/4 in series)Caption reads: "To sew the paper to the ring, push the needle through from the outside about 1/8 inch below the edge of the paper, under the ring and make a buttonhole stitch. Make the stitches an inch apart." Figure 3 in series. Woman shown is Mrs. John Mortimer, 537 Decker Avenue, Elmira. Photo courtesy Elmira Sunday Telegram. Date probably 1950's.
- Cite As:
- New York State College of Home Economics records, #23-2-749. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- New York State College of Home Economics records
- Box:
- 39
- Folder:
- 21
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This item is protected by copyright and is presented by Cornell University Library under the Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio, and Video from Cornell University Library Collections (http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright). Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. For questions about this item or other items in the New York State College of Home Economics records, please contact rareref@cornell.edu.
