Thread box

Object/Artifact

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Thread box

Entry/Object ID

2023.7.201

Description

Wooden thread box full of silk thread, with metal hardware. Top opens to removable segmented layer, and underneath is a center compartment and six spindles. Nine thread holes on sides. Drawer in bottom with more thread. Box contains 25 spools of thread, one thimble, and a note.

Collection

Linda Ford-Wallace Collection

Category

Tools, Thread

Acquisition

Accession

2023.7

Source or Donor

Linda Ford-Wallace Estate

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

sewing boxes, thread

Accessories

Accessory

Ephemera

Notes

Note reads: "Mother's silk box. For spools of silk."

Material

Wood, Metal

Color

Brown