Object Number 2011.0051.118

Object Name

Box (Sewing box)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Davison B. Hawthorne

Creator (Role)

Shakers

Place of Origin

United States, North America

Origin Notes

Possibly Shaker Heights Community in Ohio.

Date

1800-1940

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Side (on inlaid ivory insert); Handwritten in script in ink "J.M. Tubbs"

Subjects

Shaker

Materials

Wood; Ivory; Iron; Velvet; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

6.693 (H) , 7.165 (W) , 7.047 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17 (H) , 18.2 (W) , 17.9 (D)

Measurement Notes

Width and depth measured at base (feet).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Gordon, Beverly. 1983 Shaker Textile Arts.
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