Sewing Bag
1920-39 (made)
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Immense importance was traditionally attached to girls acquiring domestic skills such as sewing, cooking and the running of a household, although girls from wealthier families were also instructed in accomplishments such as music and drawing. Even when girls' schools began to be founded some experts advised that domestic skills were preferable for adolescent girls (enabling them to care for their homes and families) but that academic work would be harmful to them.
The earlier boys' schools taught the classical subjects such as Latin, Greek, rhetoric, logic, grammar and mathematics, which were considered suitable for the education of a gentleman's son (who would not need paid employment), or for those who would go into the professions of law, medicine or religion.
The broader-based curriculum in use for much of the twentieth century was only introduced gradually, although what was perhaps rather adventurous was the introduction of swimming lessons in school time by the London School Board toward the end of the 19th century.
The earlier boys' schools taught the classical subjects such as Latin, Greek, rhetoric, logic, grammar and mathematics, which were considered suitable for the education of a gentleman's son (who would not need paid employment), or for those who would go into the professions of law, medicine or religion.
The broader-based curriculum in use for much of the twentieth century was only introduced gradually, although what was perhaps rather adventurous was the introduction of swimming lessons in school time by the London School Board toward the end of the 19th century.
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Materials and techniques | Embroidered linen |
Brief description | Child's sewing bag, unbleached linen hand-stitched in blue and emboidered in coloured silks to show a Dutch scene, British, 1920-1939 |
Physical description | The sewing bag is of unbleached linen hand-stitched in blue thread, and is rectangular (landscape) in shape with a fold over flap at the front. The flap is hand-embroidered in coloured silks using stem stitch to form the outlines of a design which shows a Dutch scene: two children in Dutch costume are walking past a man (also in Dutch costume) who is leaning on a capstan smoking a long-stemmed pipe. The boy is evidently holding a cigar, cigarette or some imitation to copy the man in smoking. |
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Credit line | Given by Susan Lloyd |
Object history | Gift of Susan Lloyd (RF 86/2017) |
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Summary | Immense importance was traditionally attached to girls acquiring domestic skills such as sewing, cooking and the running of a household, although girls from wealthier families were also instructed in accomplishments such as music and drawing. Even when girls' schools began to be founded some experts advised that domestic skills were preferable for adolescent girls (enabling them to care for their homes and families) but that academic work would be harmful to them. The earlier boys' schools taught the classical subjects such as Latin, Greek, rhetoric, logic, grammar and mathematics, which were considered suitable for the education of a gentleman's son (who would not need paid employment), or for those who would go into the professions of law, medicine or religion. The broader-based curriculum in use for much of the twentieth century was only introduced gradually, although what was perhaps rather adventurous was the introduction of swimming lessons in school time by the London School Board toward the end of the 19th century. |
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Accession number | MISC.717-1991 |
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Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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