DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada
Shoe topped sewing box
NameSewing box
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Date19th century
Place madeUnited States, North America
MediumWood, fabric [velveteen], metal, glass
Dimensions6 11/16 × 9 1/4 × 4 15/16 in. (17 × 23.5 × 12.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of the Patricia M. Newman Trust, FA.2016.24.25a-c
Object numberFA.2016.24.25a-c
DescriptionThe wood sewing box's is lined in green velveteen (on some flat base to hold shape), thumbtacked to sides (perhaps later). The top's inside has an attached mirror. Glued to the top and centered is a wooden shoe painted gold with an etched design in red. The shoe's opening has a green velveteen pin cushion into which a pin with a large glass bead head is inserted.
Late 19th-early 20th century
