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Sewing box with implements
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Sewing box with implements

ca. 1850 · Papier-mâché, wood, mother-of-pearl, velvet, paper, paint, gilt, ivory

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Elaborately contoured square box with stepped, slightly domed, hinged lid with scalloped edges; stepped, scalloped base with four broad feet; the black lacquer ground with overall floral and foliate decoration of mother-of-pearl inlay, gilding and touches of paint; lid with scene of large church in landscape, "Melrose Abbey" in small letters painted under scene; lid opens over compartmented top section; double doors in front open to reveal four drawers, the bottom one designed like a lap desk with hinged flap; drawer and compartment linings of silk, velvet, paper; ivory and mother-of-pearl tape measure container and emery container; small metal key.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own description
Credit lineSewing box with implements. ca. 1850. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane. CC0.

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