Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sewing Needles
Object Number:
2002.1.2443
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Paper, metal
Dimensions:
6 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 1/8 in.
Description:
An white card with an orange border mounted with four 2 x 2 1/4 in. envelopes containing different size needles. Each needle packet is black with a white label printed gold or silver with a red border and a black portrait of a crowned woman in the center surrounded by green leaves and red flowers. The two gold envelopes are marked "Queen Marie/ Gold Ey'd/ Sharps", each marked with a different gauge size including 7/5 and 3/9. The two silver envelopes are marked "Queen Marie/ Silver Ey'd/ Sharps", each with a different gauge size including 1/5, 5/10.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.