During the early 20th century, elite fashion designers such as Worth, Lanvin, Doucet, Poiret, Callot Soeurs, Redfern, Paquin, and Beers actively dressed the privileged and influential. Many designs were created for the idealistic leisure activities …

In February 1885, Fanny S. Reid received a lovely gift of a fancy leather sewing purse.

The Victorian sewing circle was a time to show recently purchased items such as Scissors, Pincushions, Needle Cases, Thimble Cages, Sewing Compendiums and Chatelaines of every description.

Wall decoration in America progressed from white walls, to clay wash, to hand painting, to stenciling, to small imported sheets, and, at last, to rolls of paper.