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Casacalenda, Molise, Italy | | Date: early 1940s | Notes: Here are a set of home spun, hand sewn and hand embroidered bath towels made by Rosina Melfi for her linen trousseau. The words, "Good Morning," are written on one of the towels.
Photo: Linda Melfi. | Contributed by: Rosina Melfi
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Casacalenda, Molise, Italy | | Date: 1945 | Notes: This doily was hand-made by Rosina Melfi for her linen trousseau.
Photo: Linda Melfi. | Contributed by: Rosina Melfi
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Casacalenda, Molise, Italy | | Date: Made in 1945 | Notes: This doily was made by Rosina Melfi for her linen trousseau.
Photo: Linda Melfi.
| Contributed by: Rosina Melfi
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Casacalenda, Molise, Italy | | Date: made in 1941 | Notes: This home spun linen dish cloth was made by the contributor's mother, Lucia Melfi, for her linen trousseau.
Photo: Linda Melfi. | Contributed by: Rosina Melfi
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Casacalenda, Molise, Italy | | Date: made in 1943 | Notes: This tablecloth was embroidered by Rosina Melfi for her linen trousseau.
Photo: Linda Melfi. | Contributed by: Rosina Melfi
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Casacalenda, Molise, Italy | | Date: Made in 1942 | Notes: This table runner was embroidered by Rosina Melfi for her wedding trousseau.
Photo: Linda Melfi | Contributed by: Rosina Melfi
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Casacalenda, Molise, Italy | | Date: early 1940s | Notes: Here are six miniature hand-sewn, hand-embroidered table napkins made by Rosina Melfi for her linen trousseau. Generally, most table nakins came in sets of 6, with matching runners or tablecloths. Most young women chose the design they would embroider on their linens; their sewing teachers then supervised their work.
Photo: Linda Melfi | Contributed by: Rosina Melfi
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Casacalenda, Molise, Italy | | Date: early 1940s | Notes: Here is a hand sewn, hand embroidered nightgown made by Rosina Melfi for her linen trousseau.
Photo: Linda Melfi. | Contributed by: Rosina Melfi
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Casacalenda, Molise, Italy | | Date: made in the early 1930s | | Notes: The hand-sewed and hand-embroidered pillowcase was made by Mrs. Teresa (nee Melfi) DiTullio for her linen trousseau in the early 1930s. Note the buttons used to close the pillowcase.... Often these buttons were "stolen" by the children in the family and used to play throwing games. Photo: Mary Melfi. | Contributed by: Teresa (nee Melfi) DiTullio's daughter
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Casacalenda, Molise, Italy | | Date: made in the early 1930s | Notes: Here is a detail of the pillowcase that was hand-sewn and hand-embroidered by Teresa (nee Melfi) DiTullio as a young woman for her linen trousseau. In the 1930s hand-sewed pillowcases and bedsheets generally had monograms on them -- the monograms consisted of the first letters of the owner's maiden name. The monogram on this pillow showcases the letters, "T" and "M" (Teresa Melfi). In the early 1930s white thread was cheaper than colored ones and that is why it was chosen. Regardless of a family's financial status, young girls were expected to know how to sew. They were generally removed from public elementary school at the age of ten, and then sent to "sewing school." With the help of their sewing teachers, young girls created beautiful linens, highly valued by their community. The designs on the linens were first drawn on paper, then that paper was attached to the material. After the embroidery was completed, the paper with the design was removed. Not only were the designs embroidered on the linens decorative, but the monograms on bed linens and pillowcases helped in their identification when they were brought to the public fountains for washing.
| Contributed by: Teresa (nee Melfi) DiTullio's daughter
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