Bag, Needlework
- Object Name:
- Bag, Needlework
- Object ID:
- 1956.266
- Creator:
- United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing
- Place of Origin:
- Sabbathday Lake, ME
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Bag, sewing, Shaker, with material-figured silk ribbon in lavender, blue, and white. Lavender satin draw strings, gathered at top with lavender satin draw strings. Round, padded base. Eight pockets fitted inside with matching round pincushion, lavender satin emery ball with matching velvet "leaves" (small metal ring and ribbon), cork stiletto case, thimble-shaped beeswax with ribbon, needle book of gray broadcloth outlined in lavender- couched silk thread, matching, round pincushion, small spool of white silk thread, and two slender wooden bobbins of white and black thread. 20th century.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Satin
Metal
Cork
Wax
Velvet - Dimensions:
- H-4 Dia-3.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Given to donor by Eldress Prudence A. Stickney of Sabbathday Lake, Maine, who died c. 1950.
- People:
- Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)
- Subjects:
- Sewing, Sewing equipment & supplies, Pincushion, Shakers
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