QUEEN ROYAL NEEDLE BOOK

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

QUEEN ROYAL NEEDLE BOOK

Entry/Object ID

96.54.1.3

Description

Needle Book: A package of fourteen Queen Royal gold-eyed number three needles. The package is of dark blue paper with a pink fabric lining and label and is folded into thirds horizontally and then thirds vertically. The label has a red border with "Germany" on the left edge. An image of a queen is in the center on a gold background, surrounded by red flowers and a herald at the top reading "Queen Royal" and one at the bottom reading "Gold Ey'd." The bottom of the label has the word "Sharps", the number "#" and the word "Warranted." The needles are in good condition. The package is in fair condition with a tear on the back upper right and numerous creases. A gift of George Wheatley. See description

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Sewing

Search Terms

Textileworking T & E, Needles, Queen Royal [Brand], Textile crafts

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Needles