Sewing box: A wood sewing box with tan velour cover, silver medal clasp and ball feet, pink fabric lining on the inside lid lining and paper lining in the box portion. There is also a strip of the tan velvet attached in the inside lid lining with some ivory-colored fabric attached, evidently to hold sewing implements. A faded orange piece of fabric attached with a needle to the pink lining has two needles and safety pins attached. There are also two needles attached to the pink lining. This box contained the rest of the items from this accession, 96.54.1-.19, when donated by George Wheatley. In poor condition with much evidence of stains, wear and fading on the velvet, residue and stains on the box lining and stains on the pink fabric lid lining. None
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