Rebecca Wylie’s Wedding Purse
Title
Rebecca Wylie’s Wedding Purse
Description
Rebecca Wylie, the mother of Louisa and Maggie, embroidered this purse for her wedding in 1838. Throughout the exhibit, textile pieces are incorporated to emphasize and exemplify the ways in which mothering and womanhood were embodied through cloth and stitch.
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Source
Wylie House Museum
Date
1838
Citation
“Rebecca Wylie’s Wedding Purse,” Wylie House Exhibits, accessed March 29, 2024, https://collections.libraries.indiana.edu/wyliehouse/items/show/139.