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Sewing case with pin cushion

1790
Object PlaceUSA
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave, wool, linen, embroidered with gilt wrapped thread and silk; tambour work, wool stuffing, and silk ribbon
Dimensions34 x 6.1 x 4 cm (13 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession number54.1345
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
Coverlet
second half of 18th century
Bed cover (yogi)
late 18th or early 19th century
Textile fragment
mid-19th century
Textile fragment
early 19th century
Conservation status: Before treatment
Tanakaya
about 1890
Pin cushion
18th century