Box

Object/Artifact

-

Historic Charleston Foundation

needlework box

needlework box

Name/Title

Box

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.001.002

Tags

Needs review

Description

Sewing box 1811/1820 Leather with brass Sewing Box, Red Leather with four brass padded claw feet, two side pulls, front drawer pull, brass key lock and decoration. Acorns adorn the brass corners on the lid. Papered lid has a print of a mother sitting on a recamier sofa with her young child. Her dress is of the empire style - high waisted with ribbons below the breasts. Greek klismos style chair also evident. Many small compartments with tiny brass rings. Interior includes a crystal vial, a pattern for a cross, a small paper receipt/pattern. Small drawer compartment contains a small ivory umbrella, a wooden bobbin, crystal beadwork, and a small section of blue satin with black beaded pull.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection, This item was returned on May 4, 2022.

Made/Created

Date made

1811 - 1820

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

MR 626

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Depth

6 in

Length

9-1/8 in

Location

Location

Building

NR201

Moved By

JBK

Date

July 20, 2004

Location

Building

NR/ 303

Moved By

Jill Beute Koverman

Date

March 31, 2004

Notes

Until: 7/27/2004

Location

Room

104

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

Faded, stained, scratched, discolored. Front left foot is loose, attached in only one spot. Missing one acorn brass corner on lid decoration. Crystal vial has broken mouth.

Conservation

Treatment

Conservator

Jill Beute Koverman

Intake

Loan In

L.2004.001.

Lender

Dr. John Brumgardt, Director

Date Received

Mar 31, 2004

Date Due for Return

Mar 21, 2020

General Notes

Note

Notes: Image of woman and child most likely taken from a series of sentimental engravings published by English artist Adam Buck in 1811. (Wendy Cooper, "Classical Tastes in America 1800-1840," p. 51-53. Status: Loan

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

February 12, 2023

Updated By

vperry@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 28, 2025