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Sewing necessaire

Applied Arts
Inventory number
2021.11.15.1ae.AA.BX.C1830.FR
Author:
Mme Irlande Novelties store (French, 19th century)
Description
Tomb-shaped wooden sewing kit box decorated with an arabesque central motif on the lid made with cut steel faceted nails. The lock is made of mother of pearl closes with a typical key of Madame Irlande's novelty store. The interior is lined with yellow paper and a large mirror under the lid in a yellow and purple plush velvet braid. Inside the box, on a removable cardboard plate, lined with dark purple velvet and embroidered on the top with silver thread and steel sequins, there are two green lacquered round wooden mushroom shaped bobbins inside two of four mirrored circles.
Materials
Wood
Cut steel
Mother-of-pearl
Mirror
Cardboard
Silver thread
Steel sequins
Velvet
Origin
circa 1830 Paris, France
Dimensions
Width : 14 cm
Length : 19 cm
Height : 9 cm