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Sewing case
English
19th century
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Leather gold stamped, silk velvet lining, ivory carved, metal, paper, and silk thread
Dimensions
9.5 x 4.5 x 5 cm (3 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number54.1353
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionA gold stamped dark reddish-brown leather sewing case made to resemble a book binding and labelled, "POEMS", compartment inside and containing a needle case with many needles, a pair of embroidery scissors, a mother-of-pearl stiletto, a cylindrical carved ivory needle case, ivory pen knife, pencil with metal end, a bodkin, a silver thimble with relief frieze of train.