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1900-1930
GUSN-19936
Wicker sewing basket decorated w/ purple ribbon containing: tape measure, two skeins of silk thread, 7 spools of thread, two cards of mending silk, pair of sewing scissors. 60" cloth measuring tape--faded. Skeins of thread: blue and white. Spools of thread: 3 white, 2 purple, 1 blue and 1 black Cards of thread: red and black Scissors: 4 3/4" x 1 1/2"
sewing baskets
needlework (visual works)
silk (textile)
silver (metal)
straw (plant material)
Straw
Silk
Silver
BASKET, NEEDLEWORK
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
3.5 (H), 7.25 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.552
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