Box, Needlework

Sewing box, Canterbury, NH

1948

Object ID:
1950.3261.1
Community:
New Hampshire, Canterbury
Description

Octagonal poplar box with lid, lined with yellow sateen. Edge of lid and bottom of box trimmed with white leather. Interior outfitted with beeswax cake, yellow "strawberry" emery, and a yellow pincushion. Lid hinged with two yellow ribbons. Lid closes with elastic band that hooks to white button. Bottom finished with wood grain paper.

New Hampshire Canterbury

New Hampshire Canterbury

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Shaker Museum Box, Needlework. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=3665. Accessed on November 16, 2024

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