Kit, Sewing

Sewing box, Sabbathday Lake, ME

Object ID:
1978.18963.1
Community:
Maine, Sabbathday Lake
Makers
Shaker
Description

Hexagonal cardboard box lined with cream-colored textured cloth woven in diagonal pattern. Box is hinged with lavender ribbon, and closes by elastic band over a white button. Interior is lined with blue silk and contains silk blue pincushion and emery, cream-colored needle case, and a piece of wax, all attached to the sides of the box with lavender ribbon. Bottom of box is covered with blue paper.

Maine Sabbathday Lake

Maine Sabbathday Lake

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Shaker Museum Kit, Sewing. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=19660. Accessed on September 22, 2024

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