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1870-1900
GUSN-17819
Brown leather case w/ 2 brass hinges and one clasp. Blue velvet interior w/ partial needlework set, including 2 needles, one pair of tweezers and 2 pins. Leather ribbed and gilded on top. Oval shaped case.
needle cases
needlework (visual works)
brass (alloy)
leather
steel (alloy)
velvet (fabric weave)
Leather
Brass
Velvet
Steel
CASE, NEEDLEWORK
Stamped on bottom: ""R. Mossman/ 59. Regent Road/ Bramley Moore Dock/ Liverpool""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Mossman, R. (Maker)
Liverpool, England
1 x 7 x 4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.1960
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