Given by the descendants of Hannah Downes and part of a collection of needlework executed by four generations of women. The family tree identifies Hannah Haines, youngest daughter of Hannah Downes, as the author of these pocket fronts between 1718-1720.
Historical significance: These unfinished pocket fronts illustrate part of the construction process of an 18th century pair of women's pockets.
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Given by the descendants of Hannah Downes and part of a collection of needlework executed by four generations of women. The family tree identifies Hannah Haines, youngest daughter of Hannah Downes, as the author of these pocket fronts between 1718-1720.
Historical significance: These unfinished pocket fronts illustrate part of the construction process of an 18th century pair of women's pockets.