Box, Needlework

Object/Artifact

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Historic Stonington

Name/Title

Box, Needlework

Entry/Object ID

2015.502.005

Description

Chinese Sewing Box, claw footed with front drawer and metal handles, painted lacquer (black and gold) with multiple ivory pieces, inscribed inside with: "This was ordered from Canton [China] Feby 3rd, 1844, by James Hammond of Newport, RI, for Martha Ellen Phelps on Stonington, Connt, being a token of his affection for a much beloved grandchild"

Made/Created

Date made

1844

Place

Location

China

Notes

Made: Canton/China