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Machine Embroidered Pot Holder - Cocktail Sauce - and Better Homes and Gardens Magazine

Machine Embroidered Pot Holder - Cocktail Sauce - and Better Homes and Gardens Magazine - Potholder; Magazine
Accession #: 4037.8
Title: Machine Embroidered Pot Holder - Cocktail Sauce - and Better Homes and Gardens Magazine
Object Type: Potholder; Magazine
Participants:
Physical Description: White cotton pot holder (8a) with blue machine embroidered recipe and decorations. There is a loop for hanging attached to the side-center. Associated with this pot holder is a Better Homes and Gardens Magazine from March 1945; the cocktail sauce recipe that inspired this pot holder is on page 63 of the magazine.
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 pressure 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, favorite recipe for cocktail sauce modified from one published in a 1945 issue of Better Homes and Gardens. 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), Food Prep (Tools & Equipment)
Dimensions:
height 6 3/4"
width 9"
Materials/Techniques:
thread ( -> -> ->cord (fiber product)) (Material)
cotton (textile) ( -> -> -> ) (Material)
muslin ( -> -> -> ->cotton (textile)) (Material)
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Gift of Clyde and Kathleen Allen, 2002

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