Bazaar Article

Bazaar article is a late nineteenth century term used to cover a wide range of small items made for sale in English bazaars, to raise funds for charity.

Bazaar articles included embroidered bags, housewives, pen wipers, pin cushions, and similar items.

Sources:

  • MORRIS, Barbara (1962). Victorian Embroidery, London: Herbert Jenkins, Ltd., p. 159.
  • WELDON, Walter (c. 1885). Weldon’s Practical Bazaar Articles, Nottingham: Weldon.

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