Floral thread box

Object/Artifact

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Floral thread box

Entry/Object ID

2023.7.178

Description

Black wooden thread box with floral imagery and quotation on top. Reads: "Dearest, may every joy on earth / In union sweet for thee combine / A smiling face, a heart of mirth / And peace of mind be ever thine." Blue interior with six spindles for thread, six thread holes, two each labeled: 40, 50, and 60. Unoriginal spools of thread inside. Interior label reads: "Clark & Co.'s Extra Quality Is The Best For Hand & Machine Sewing / Note Our Trade Mark On Every Spool / Anchor Mills, Paisley"

Collection

Linda Ford-Wallace Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2023.7

Source or Donor

Linda Ford-Wallace Estate

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Clark & Co.

Place

City

Paisley

Country

Scotland, United Kingdom

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

thread

Material

Wood

Color

Black, Off White, Pink, Blue