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Creator Role
printmaker
Description
The etching depicts a domestic, patriotic scene where three Southern women make clothing in a small bedroom. It is intended to show the sacrifice women made on behalf of the war effort. One woman creates thread from raw material. Another weaves the thread into cloth. The third woman sews the material into garments to be worn by Confederate soldiers.
Description Source
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. http://new.gilderlehrman.org/collections/d1257fb5-4c05-4899-a08c307755721317?back=/mweb/search%3Fpage%3D45%2526needle%3DSlavery%2526fields%3D_t301001400 (accessed June 19, 2018).
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Earliest
1861
Latest
1865
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1861-1874
Measurement
8 X 9 3/4 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
etching on paper
Inscription
Recto, above image at left: 11
Subjects
Propaganda, Confederate; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women
Work Type
Class
prints
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
4842
Digital ID
FVW_04842.11
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries.
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.