Sewing case
second half of the 18th century
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk and metallic thread damask, silk plain weave with metallic threads, silk satin, wool plain weave, glass, silk plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts in metallic threads (ribbon on reverse)
DimensionsOverall: 41.6 x 7.5 x 3 cm (16 3/8 x 2 15/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.1010
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
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late 19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
late 17th century
late 19th century/early 20th century
late 19th century
about 1800–20
15th century–16th century