German Grain Sack Jacket - M sesami-service Access link + password included

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One of one · Early 1900s · Germany

part of the trousseau tradition in which a young bride's family assembled a collection of fine household linens as a symbol of wealth and readiness for marriage

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German Grain Sack Jacket - M sesami-service Access link + password includedOne of one Early 1900s Germany Provenance Cut from a 1925 German grain sack, woven in heavy herringbone hemp for the demands of agricultural life. These sacks were more than functional objects they were stenciled with tar in the farmer's name and personal markings so they could be identified and returned after harvest. The number of sacks a family owned was a direct measure of their prosperity; displaying them in the home was a quiet declaration of