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Folding sewing wallet
Sewing case
Housewife
Folding sewing wallet
probably English, used in America
late 18th to early 19th century
Place of Manufacture: probably England; Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Leather, silk satin, silk plain weave (ribbon), wool twill, silk and metallic threads (gimp), silver-plated metal (clasp), and glass (mirror)
Dimensions
10.1 x 7.9 x 2.1 cm (4 x 3 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.1011
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CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRed leather folding needle case with silver, engraved, urn-shaped clasp; long, narrow interior leather pockets, green silk satin pockets trimmed with green ribbon, white wool needle flaps trimmed with silver gimp over mirror
ProvenanceInherited by Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent (born 1858) of New York City; Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent, to MFA, 1949