Box, Needlework

Object/Artifact

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Box, Needlework

Entry/Object ID

G87.217

Description

Sewing box with veneer of rosewood and ivory and tiny mosaic panels (steel?) with ebony (black), jasper (red) and malachite (green) triangles; interior fitted with 3 thread containers and 2 canisters, and 3 matching veneered lidded compartments, a spool rod, pincushion, and 2 narrow spaces. Reddish velvet lining in lid. Brass lock.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1830

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Search Terms

sewing box, mosaic pattern, ivory, rosewood, malachite