Brass butterfly casket needle case

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Brass butterfly casket needle case

Entry/Object ID

2023.7.138

Description

Brass W. Avery & Son golden casket Quadruple needle case, decorated with a butterfly on a leaf. Both sides have lever mechanisim to raise one of four sections inside. Switch sides labeled 6/7 and 8/9.

Collection

Linda Ford-Wallace Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2023.7

Source or Donor

Linda Ford-Wallace Estate

Made/Created

Manufacturer

W. Avery & Son

Date made

circa 1868 - circa 1890

Time Period

Victorian

Place

City

Redditch

Country

England, United Kingdom

Continent

Europe

Notes

Design first patented November 19, 1868. http://www.coulthart.com/avery/needlecase-pages/quad-butterfly.html

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Both sides

Transcription

The Quadruple Golden Casket / W. Avery & Son Redditch

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

needle holders

Material

Metal, Brass