Sewing Box
Artist
Maker unknown
Datec. 1910
MediumLeather
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 6 1/2in. (16.5 × 24.8 × 16.5cm)
ClassificationsT&E FOR TEXTILEWORKING
Credit LineProctor Collection
Terms
Object numberPC. 570
DescriptionLeather sewing box belonging to Maria W.W. Proctor. It contains needles, thread, magnifying glass, scissors etc.On View
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Label TextConvenient in size and design, sewing boxes were an important accessory in a nineteenth century home. By mid-century these portable boxes were made in a variety of forms and materials—from simple wicker to elaborate papier-mâché. A woman’s sewing box held the necessary implements for fancy sewing, needlework, and simple mending along with unfinished articles.
