Box, Needlework
- Object Name:
- Box, Needlework
- Object ID:
- 1942.019.03
- Description:
- Box, jewelry, rectangular, with beads. Pincushion lid. Textile, glass, paper. Loose lid. Box padded. On inside, cream-colored, plain, fabric lining. Seems like heavy paper core for shape for both cover and box. Padding on inside, thick and pillow-like. Exterior has blue needlepoint surface with small glass beads sewn in geometric patterns on the four sides and cover. Some of blue needlepoint missing from five small unrelated areas. Edges of needlepoint have plain blue fabric to create borders for sides and top. Bottom exterior has cream-colored lattice-work of small holes, which is probably the basic material backing needlepoint sides and top surface. 18 holes/inch in both directions. Cloth adhesive label on bottom: "Loan, 1942, M. H. Jewell". Small printed floral group glued to inside center of cover, made of paper, 1.2" x 0.7", with red, yellow, green, and blue colors.
- Material:
- Paper
Textile
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-2.4 W-3.7 L-4.9 inches Weight-3.35 oz
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- People:
- Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)
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