DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada
Cape Cod Cottage needle holder
NameNeedle holder
Artist
Artist unrecorded
DateEarly 20th century
Place madeMassachusetts, United States, North America
MediumSilk, cotton, metal
Dimensions2 3/8 × 3 3/4 × 3/16 in. (6 × 9.5 × 0.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of the Patricia M. Newman Trust, FA.2016.24.17a-j
Object numberFA.2016.24.17a-j
DescriptionThis ecru colored silk needle holder is of a handpainted Cape Cod Cottage (3 windows and door), and is titled in script lower proper right. It has climbing roses around the doorway. A red ribbon ties the case at the top. On the interior are four layers of cotton with needles inserted.
Mid-to-late 19th century
18th-19th century
