Kit, Sewing

Sewing carrier bearing trademark of Sabbathday Lake, ME Shakers

Object ID:
1953.6218.1
Community:
Maine, Sabbathday Lake
Description

Steam-bent box band and handle, white pine bottom header, swallowtails secured with copper tacks, bottom held in place by steel wire brads, swing handle pivots on a copper trunk rivet with copper burrs as spacers. Lining was blue satin with a printed rose bud pattern in red and green. Blue has faded to white. Fittings include a tomato pincushion and strawberry emery covered with same material, a wax cake, and a white felt needle case. All accoutrements secured with blue satin ribbon, faded to off-white.

Maine Sabbathday Lake

Maine Sabbathday Lake

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Shaker Museum Kit, Sewing. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=1307. Accessed on November 27, 2024

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