Sewing box

Object/Artifact

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Sewing box

Entry/Object ID

2025.9.3

Description

Work box of satinwood with silver tone metal stud decoration reading "Amitié" on lid in cursive script; silver tone metal hinges and lock at front, with no extant key. Interior of lid lined with mirror, framed with strip of blue-green silk or cotton velvet; paper strip at perimeter. Lower compartment contains removable tray covered with same blue-green velvet, with cavities for various tools in off white paper. Extant contents: scissors, folding tool with tortoiseshell pick and metal spoon, thimble, and two other implements, each of carved mother-of-pearl with gold tone metal fittings; and a small flat bottle of semi-opaque white glass with gilded screw top with loop. Larger compartment lined with off white silk satin.

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2025.9

Source or Donor

Brooklyn Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Country

France

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Engraving

Location

thimble

Transcription

"[illegible initials] to [illegible initials]"

Language

English

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

sewing kits

Dimensions

Dimension Description

2 1/2 × 7 1/4 × 4 3/8 in. (6.4 × 18.4 × 11.1 cm)

Parts

Count

7

Parts

- Scissors - Folding tool - Thimble - Two other implements - Bottle - Wooden box

Material

Wood, Metal, Gilt, Silk or Cotton, Mother-of-pearl, Tortoiseshell, Glass, Paper

Location

Box

Box 4 (Brooklyn Museum Collection)

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio