Needlecase in the form of a book with ivory covers: to front cover, curvy, L-shaped steel straps attached with steel pins in each corner; a steel plate with curved and painted ends also attached with steel pins bears the inscription "Souvenir" engraved in Gothic script; the sides connected by means of a velvet strip forming the spine of the book; inside lined with red silk with loose flaps of silk for holding needles and three tabs of silk through which a pin could hold the book closed; the inside also contains a thin compartment of cardboard, covered with silk and trimmed with gilded paper may have held a mirror.
Collection
Sunnyside Object Collection
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Maker
Date made
1800 - 1850
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
See description
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
1/2 in
Width
2-1/4 in
Length
3-1/2 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (1.3 x 5.7 x 8.9 cm)
Material
Cardboard, Steel, Paper, Silk, ivory, Velvet
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Silk very faded and brittle; dirt and rust on steel straps.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Hoffman Family
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Accessioned in 1978; acquired before (1967).
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13A
