Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sewing case
Object Number:
Z.1549.11ab
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Ivory, wood, graphite
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 15.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical ivory sewing case in three pieces which screw together, with a six-inch ruler marked in red along one side. Top screw off at 3/4" mark holds a pencil. The other two peices also unscrew but the interior of the whole is hollow.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter S. Poor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.