Threaded needle and strip of lace (barb), made by Laura Bridgman

Threaded needle and strip of lace (barb), made by Laura Bridgman

Item Information

Title:
Threaded needle and strip of lace (barb), made by Laura Bridgman
Description:
Strip of off-white lace made by Laura Bridgman with a typewritten note: "Laura Bridgman, the blind woman, Perkins Institute, South Boston, 1883, knit this Lace Barb and threaded this needle."
Creator:
Bridgman, Laura Dewey, 1829-1889
Name on Item:
Laura Bridgman
Date:
1883
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
Pins & needles
Location:
Perkins School for the Blind
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library
Collection (local):
Laura Bridgman Collection
Series:
Textiles Made by Laura Bridgman
Subjects:
Blind
Deafblind people
People with disabilities
Special education
Perkins School for the Blind
Bridgman, Laura Dewey, 1829-1889
Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > South Boston
Extent:
1 textile
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/xd07m602m
Terms of Use:
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Contact host institution for more information.
Accession #:
AG59-18-00219