Needle Case

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Needle Case

Entry/Object ID

1992.044.005

Description

Small leather needle case, leather strap snap fastener on narrow side. Two cream coloured pinked flannelette sheets inside holding needles. Sheets are labeled: "DOUBLE LONG DARNING; CARPET SHARPS BODKINS; SHARPS; STRAW EMBROIDERY RUG CHENILLE" labels on white paper - blue lettering, glued to flannelette. Heavy brown paper, also pinked, covers sheets - says: "THIS NEEDLE BOOK IS FURNISHED WITH ABEL MORRALL'S NEEDLES - ETC." "MADE IN ENGLAND". Pages held by narrow tape and sewn to leather top and bottom.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Kersey, Phyllis

Notes

Accession Date: 05-Jan-92 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Case, Needle

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Case, Needlework

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Needlework

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

needle case

Created By

DeCoste, Claire

Create Date

September 17, 1995

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 16, 2025