A rectangular brown 'ribbed' leather with brass studs. It has a slightly domed hinged lid with a brass bail handle and filigree clasp. It is silk lined with a fitted interior and oval mirror.
sewing boxes
needlework (visual works)
brass (alloy)
leather
lining (process)
silk (textile)
Leather
Brass
Silk
Lined
BOX, NEEDLEWORK
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
1.875 x 5 x 3 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.8
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