Sewing Box

Object/Artifact

-

Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Sewing Box

Entry/Object ID

0009.009

Description

wooden sewing box with painted flowering plant and bird on lid; contains thread, needles, pins, and small pin cushion

Use

Edith Virginia Wenger

Collection

Wenger Family Collection

Cataloged By

Miriam Martin

Category

Quilt making

Acquisition

Accession

0009

Source or Donor

Oscar and Bessie (Heatwole) Wenger family, Edith Virginia Wenger & Mildred Wenger Plank

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1929

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

TEXTILEWORKING T&E

Category

04--T&E FOR MATERIALS

Dimensions

Height

2 in

Width

6 in

Depth

5 in

Material

Wood, Stained

Color

Brown

Location

Room

Basement

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Feb 28, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 10, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Hinges are loose, key is missing

Provenance

Notes

given to Edith by Bessie at age of 10-11 c. 1929

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

11/16/2006

Created By

INS

Create Date

November 16, 2006

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

February 28, 2026