Collection Highlights
Come in, and Prevent a "Draft"
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Sewing Needles
Object Number:
2002.1.2442
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Paper, metal
Dimensions:
9 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 1/8 in.
Description:
An orange card mounted with four 1 1/2 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 with a different gauge size including 4/8, 5/10. The two silver envelopes are marked "Queen Marie/ Silver Ey'd/ Sharps", each with a different gauge size including 1/5, 3/9.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
