Sewing Kit

Object/Artifact

Windham Textile and History Museum

Sewing kit, closed. Front.

A white, cardboard square, containing the words "Body Relax Refreshing Sewing Kit."

Name/Title

Sewing Kit

Entry/Object ID

2024.2.1

Description

Portable sewing kit from a hotel in Egypt. Body Relax Refreshing Sewing Kit. Contains 1 button, 1 sewing needle, 1 brass safety pin, and 4 pieces of thread (white, pink, blue, black). Manufactured by www.totaegypt.com. Made in Egypt. Exterior made of high quality bristol crochet paper (Ningbo Fold Co.), high quality ink (Dong Yang Ink Co., Korea), printed by Heidenberg Machine in Germany. Acquired by an American traveler from a hotel in Egypt in Jan. 2024.

Use

To enable travelers to repair seams and tears, sew on buttons, etc.

Collection

General Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

www.totaegypt.com

Date made

circa 2023

Time Period

21st Century

Place

Country

Egypt

Continent

Africa

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Kit, Sewing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Kit, Needlework

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Width

3 in

Length

2-1/2 in

Location

Cabinet

Thread Case

Room

Dunham Hall Library Reading Room

* Untyped Location

Main Museum Building

Date

March 23, 2024

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Donor acquired it as a free give-away item in her hotel room in Egypt, while traveling abroad in January 2024.

Created By

historian@millmuseum.org

Create Date

March 23, 2024

Updated By

historian@millmuseum.org

Update Date

March 23, 2024