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Needlework box

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1860-1940

GUSN

GUSN-23810

Description

Box w/ tatting, lace making and crocheting equipment from a broad period of time; various inscriptions but all made in U.S.A.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sewing boxes
ivory (tooth component)
metal
wood (plant material)
Container, Needlework
Box, Needlework
Box, Needlework

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 x 1 3/4 x 6 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.4094

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