Lady's companion case

Object/Artifact

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Lady's companion case

Entry/Object ID

2025.9.58

Description

Lady's companion case covered with grey-green leather, with hinged silver tone metal frame at lid; off white bone lozenge shaped ornament on lid; metal hardware etched with coiled scrollwork motifs; push lock closure; "Lady's Companion" stamped in gold at lower front. Lid lined with paper, including recycled printed paper with German text. Interior lined with bright blue cotton velvet, with off white paper lined compartments. Extant contents: memo book with blue silk cover and off white paper; silver tone metal scissors; glass bottle with glass stopper and silver tone metal screw top; two piece silver tone metal needle case; silver tone metal awl; silver tone metal needle with blunt tip; and one additional silver tone metal implement stuck in compartment. One compartment empty.

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2025.9

Source or Donor

Brooklyn Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown maker

Date made

circa 1850 - circa 1899

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Lower front

Transcription

Lady's Companion

Language

English

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

sewing kits

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

3 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 2 in. (9.5 × 6.4 × 5.1 cm)

Parts

Count

7

Parts

- Memo book - Scissors - Bottle with stopper and silver tone metal screw top - Needle case - Awl - Needle with blunt tip - Metal implement (stuck in compartment)

Material

Leather, Metal, Bone, Cotton, Silk, Paper, Glass

Color

Blue, Silver, Grey, Green

Location

Box

Box 4 (Brooklyn Museum Collection)

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio