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

Collections

United States and Canada

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.