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Tool (for needlework) (Sewing box)
1810-1840
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Burlwood veneer
- Mother-of-pearl
- Iron
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1959.0728 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0728 A
Object Name
Tool (for needlework) (Sewing box)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1810-1840
Materials
- Burlwood veneer
- Mother-of-pearl
- Iron
- Brass
Techniques
- Theorem
- Woven (velvet)
- Stenciled
Dimensions (inches)
3.4 (H) x 8.5 (W) x 5.7 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.6 (H) x 21.7 (W) x 14.5 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 169, fig. 91Web Site: 09/24/2015 Tin-Mercury Amalgam Mirrors - AIC Wiki. 2020 https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Tin-Mercury_Amalgam_Mirrors