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Needlework Kit

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1850-1874

GUSN

GUSN-70683

Description

Rectangular; taper at base; black border; fabric tray with implements; inset

Details

Descriptive Terms

housewives (containers)
needlework (visual works)
inlay (process)
mother of pearl
silk (textile)
metal
wood (plant material)
veneering
Unidentified Metal
Silk
Mother-of-Pearl
Inlaid
Veneered
KIT, NEEDLEWORK

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4.25 x 9.5 x 6.625 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2320

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