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Sewing Box
Sewing Box
Sewing Box
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Sewing Box

NameSewing Box
DateCA 1900, STAFF
Place madeMEXICO, NORTH AMERICA
MediumWood, silk, bone, metal, glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 x 15 3/8 x 5 7/16 in. (9.5 x 39 x 13.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.224V.
Object numberA.1979.6.224V
DescriptionGrained wooden box with applied bone diamond shapes against grid of inlaid diamond shapes. Cushion with ikat dyed cover on top. Inside lid has 3 mirrors and 2 pin cushions. 4 drawers, one tray with lid.
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