Name/Title
Sewing BoxEntry/Object ID
2011.594Description
A large, rectangular wooden box with claw-foot metal legs and two metal handles. The lid is stepped, and hinges open. The box is covered in a star-patterned tile decoration. Inside, the lid is covered in red velvet, and the box itself is divided up into 17 compartments. Some of the compartments have lids that are covered in the same tile pattern as the exterior. Some of the compartments have circular holes with stoppers inside, and the lids of the stoppers have the same tile pattern as the rest of the box, but some of these compartments are missing the decorative stopper lids. And one compartments is red velvet, with five pins stuck in it. The bottom of the box is also covered in red velvet.Collection
History CollectionCataloged By
registrar@numulosgatos.orgMade/Created
Date made
circa 1920Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Region
South AsiaContinent
AsiaNotes
Date and place according to past documentation.Ethnography
Cultural Region
Region
South AsiaContinent
AsiaNotes
Persia (Iran), according to past documentationLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Box, NeedleworkNomenclature Primary Object Term
Container, NeedleworkNomenclature Sub-Class
Needleworking EquipmentNomenclature Class
Textileworking T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Old Object NumberOther Number
552Dimensions
Height
5-3/4 inWidth
13-1/2 inLength
9-1/4 inMaterial
Wood, Metal, Fabric, Ceramic
