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Machine Embroidered Pot Holder, Clyde's Cookie Recipe

Machine Embroidered Pot Holder, Clyde's Cookie Recipe - Potholder
Accession #: 4037.5
Title: Machine Embroidered Pot Holder, Clyde's Cookie Recipe
Object Type: Potholder
Participants:
Physical Description: Pot holder machine embroidered with cookie recipe, the lines run "concentrically" around pot holder.
Description: Spokane resident Pearl Allen invented a unique way to record family stories. One day, she was patching her sons' overalls using a foot-powered sewing machine. She lifted the machine's presser foot so she could move the fabric freely, and machine-stitched the boys' names in flowing script. From that moment on, she recorded family moments on fabric of all sizes, from tablecloths to hot pads and diploma cases; in this case, her son Clyde's favorite cookie recipe. Pearl's free-form stitchery reflects a free spirit. Clyde once described her as being "as independent as a hog on ice."
Category: History
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Folk Art (Communication)
Geographical Reference: Spokane (Washington->Spokane County)
Dimensions:
Object L x W 15 1/2 x 8 "
Materials/Techniques:
muslin (Material)
thread (Material)
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Gift of Clyde and Kathleen Allen, 2002

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