Box, Needlework
- Object Name:
- Box, Needlework
- Object ID:
- 1956.389.04
- Date:
- 1850-1900
- Description:
- Sewing box. Rectangular wooden box with hinged, beveled cover. Inlaid square piece of mother-of-pearl in center of cover. Rectangular mother-of-pearl keyhole escutcheon. Interior lined with white paper. Removable white paperboard tray with compartments holding sewing equipment, including thread, scissors, buttons, pincushion, and three small penknives. Under tray is a brass stencil for name "Jennie W. Libby.", and a broken pencil in a glass tube. Inside cover is a fold-out fabric-covered pocket. Brass hinges and lock.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-4 W-10 D-6.8 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- Subjects:
- Sewing equipment and supplies, Sewing, Boxes
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