Wardrobe needle keep box

Name/Title

Wardrobe needle keep box

Entry/Object ID

2023.7.324

Description

Cardboard needle keep box in shape of wardrobe, with two mirrored doors on front, and gold, fruit, and floral decoration on exterior. Lid hinges open to small compartment. Doors open to larger compartment with accordion page of needle paper slots, labeled 9, 8, 7, 6. Images of dressed up children on inside of lid and doors. Label in back of compartment reads "The Wardrobe Needle Case."

Collection

Linda Ford-Wallace Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2023.7

Source or Donor

Linda Ford-Wallace Estate

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1877

Time Period

Victorian, 19th Century

Place

Country

England, United Kingdom

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Back of wardrobe

Transcription

The Wardrobe Needle Case

Notes

Contains British design registration mark with dating information.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

needle holders

Material

Paper, Glass, Silk, Leather

Color

Gold, Brown, Blue, Red, Pink