Needle case

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Needle case

Entry/Object ID

2025.9.26

Description

Needle case composed of silk, red and purple plaid and brocaded floral bouquet pattern on white ground, with center panel of wool and metallic thread needlepoint lyre and garland motif on off white linen canvas.

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2025.9

Source or Donor

Brooklyn Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown maker

Date made

circa 1860

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

needle holders

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

2 1/4 × 12 1/2 × 1/8 in. (5.7 × 31.8 × 0.3 cm)

Material

Silk, Linen, Wool, Metal

Color

White, Red, Purple