DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada
Heart-shaped sewing box
NameSewing box
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
DateEarly 20th century
Place madeUnited States, North America
MediumWood (pine, dark and light hardwoods), metal (brass)
Dimensions2 3/16 × 6 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 6 1/2 in. (5.5 × 16 × 5.5 × 16.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of the Patricia M. Newman Trust, FA.2016.24.26
Object numberFA.2016.24.26
DescriptionHeart shaped box made of three types of wood. The top is hinged to the base with two hinges. A letter P is inlaid into the lighter wood heart inlaid at the center of the top.
Artist Not Recorded
18th-19th century
