Box, Needlework

Object/Artifact

Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Box, Needlework

Entry/Object ID

G88.171

Description

Sewing box with slanted top with mahogany and birdseye maple veneers in checkery or windmill design; brass ring in ivory escutcheon; mahogany sides; no feet; divided interior, perhaps incomplete. Ivory escutcheon, iron lock. No lining. 8 x 11 x 4.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1830

Lexicon

Search Terms

Sewing Box, Mahogany, Maple Veneers, Ivory escutcheon, Divided interior