Sewing case

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Sewing case

Entry/Object ID

2025.9.81

Description

Sewing case covered with brown textured leather, with rounded bottom. Tooled exterior embellished with metal studs. Lid lined with pink paper, with blue flannel patch and leather strap for holding tools. Interior compartment lined with blue silk, with leather trimmed pocket and cylindrical compartment for thread spool. Leather wrapped handles. Silver tone metal lock.

Category

Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2025.9

Source or Donor

Brooklyn Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown maker

Time Period

Mid-19th Century

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

sewing baskets

Dimensions

Dimension Description

3 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 7 1/2 in. (8.9 × 7 × 19.1 cm)

Material

Leather, Paper, Metal, Silk

Color

Brown, Silver