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Needle case

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Collection Type

  • Tools and equipment

Date

ca. 1830

GUSN

GUSN-25512

Description

Polychrome book form w/ beaded floral motifs. Interior unfinished.

Details

Descriptive Terms

needle cases
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
cardboard
cloth
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
floral patterns
Synthetic Fabric
Cardboard
Beaded
Floral
CASE, NEEDLE

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

0.25 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.452

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