Needlework Box

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Needlework Box

Entry/Object ID

1963.30

Description

Octagonal leather sewing box. There are two small leather carrying straps, tied together at the center with a strip of brocaded silk. The interior has been relined with 1960s fabric.

Context

Used in Jericho Center, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1963.30

Source or Donor

Markle, Gladys K.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Box, Needlework

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Needlework

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-1/2 in

Diameter

7-3/4 in

Material

Leather

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Village

Jericho Center

Town

Jericho

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America