DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada
Sewing box with pin cushion lid
NameSewing box
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
DateEarly 19th century
Place madeUnited States, North America
Place madeEurope
MediumWood, fabric, metal,cording
Dimensions4 3/4 × 4 5/16 × 4 5/16 in. (12 × 11 × 11 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of the Patricia M. Newman Trust, FA.2016.24.27
Object numberFA.2016.24.27
DescriptionThe wood box has marquetry stars and diamonds. The domed red fabric pincushion sits on a hinged top. The pincushion is oulined in four rows of black and white twisted cord. Lining the inside bottom of the box is a square of red felt and the sides are lined in brown velveteen.
Mid-to-late 19th century
Late 19th-early 20th century
