Description
This collection comprises a sewing
sample book created by Esther Carballal, a student enrolled at the Centro Singer de Costura
in Quilmes, Argentina, circa 1958. The cover of the sample book is stamped in gold,
"Muestrario, Centro Singer de Costura" (Sampler, Singer Sewing Center). It contains machine
and hand-stitched fabric samples that demonstrate various sewing techniques. Each sample is
hand- titled and stamped, "Singer revisado, Departamento Educacional, Paseo Colon y
Belgrano."
Restrictions
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by
the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish,
please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.