Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sewing notion
Object Number:
2002.1.3569
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
4 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. diameter
Description:
A mushroom shaped wood darning or sewing form, the top unscrews from the handle to expose a compartment for storing needles, two long examples of which are inside.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
