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Needlework, Mrs. Faith Bickerstaff, Chicago, Illinois

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Image numbers, descriptions: 1-20, objects put. together by Mrs. Faith Bickerstaff, (6226 N. Francisco, Chicago) from found and purchased materials; 1-4, phylacteries bag made by Mrs. Bickerstaff; 5-8, various knitted objects; 9-11, cloth for a Torah scroll; 12-13, unidentified; 14-18, lace work by Mrs. Bickerstaff, in 17 and 18, the Hebrew lettering means "For the honor of the Sabbath and the festivals"; 19-20, challah covers for the Sabbath

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01/01/1977
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chicago
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Library of Congress
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https://www.loc.gov/
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jews needlework ethnography chicago chicago ethnic arts project collection american folklife center jonas dovydenas shifra epstein faith bickerstaff ultra high resolution high resolution illinois banner flag military library of congress