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Alice Morais Portuguese crochet

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Alice Morais Portuguese crochet

Alice Morais, Portuguese crochet

Record Details

Title: Alice Morais Portuguese crochet

Creator: Massachusetts Cultural Council

Contributor: Condon, Kathleen

Contributor: Morais, Alice

Description: Alice Morais, Portuguese crochet

Date: 2002

Type of Resource: Image

Format: image/tiff

Subject: textiles

Subject: crocheting

Subject: Portugal

Subject: Folk art--Massachusetts

Subject: Folk music--Massachusetts

Subject: Folklore--Massachusetts

Subject: Massachusetts--Politics and government--1951-

Coverage: Milford, Massachusetts

Collection Information: Part of Collection: Record Group TR12 (Massachusetts Cultural Council), Series 2670 (Folk Arts and Heritage collection, 1982-2016)

Language: en

Preferred Citation: Folk Arts and Heritage collection, 1982-2016. (TR12 / Series 2670) Massachusetts Archives. Boston, MA. Accessed [insert date accessed in format DD MM YYYY]. [insert URL of resource].

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Record Identifiers

Record Group: TR12

Series: 2670

File Unit: 0032

Item Number: 00020.00086

Identifier: KC-02-07

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Alice Morais Portuguese crochet

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Alice Morais Portuguese crochet fish

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Alice Morais Portuguese crochet fish thumbnail

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Alice Morais Portuguese crochet on red

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Alice Morais Portuguese crochet overhead view

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Circular piece with sun-like design

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Close-up of #13 above

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Close-up of Morais at work 01

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Close-up of Morais at work 02

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Close-up of smaller piece, showing evenness of workmanship

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Crocheted hat similar to the one described in #7-8 above

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Detail of #17 above

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Field notes on Alice Morais

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Flower-shaped piece with five “petals”, each with linen inset

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Lace-like piece with elaborate design and eight scalloped edges

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Morais at work on the front porch of her home (which she does often) 01

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Morais at work on the front porch of her home (which she does often) 02

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Morais at work on the front porch of her home (which she does often) 03

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Morais at work on the front porch of her home (which she does often) 04

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Morais holding up one of her elaborately crocheted coverlets

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Oblong piece with square linen inset

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Photo of Morais (as a child) with her mother and brother in Portugal (hanging on wall in living room)

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Photograph log on Alice Morais

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Portion of croceted coverlet with embroidered linen insets

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Portion of long runner in tan and white

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Portion of long runner with linen insets and salmon embroidery

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Red and white piece in shape of a fish

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Round piece with scalloped edges and star design in center

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Round, lace-like piece with pinwheel design

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Square piece with design of triangles and squares

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Two views of Morais’ front door, with a lace-like curtain she crocheted as well as a crocheted hat she made and treated with a starched sugar solution to help it keep its shape 01

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Two views of Morais’ front door, with a lace-like curtain she crocheted as well as a crocheted hat she made and treated with a starched sugar solution to help it keep its shape 02

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