Letter case
date: label: Date
content: 18th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Letter case of braids, coils and strips of natural colored straw couched to a surface of flat strips of red dyed straw which have been sewn to paper and backed with plain weave linen. One one side, a design of a crown over scrolls that resemble a monogram with birds and flowers on curving stems. On the other side, a crown over two hearts with curving stems and flowers.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1962-58-24
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Letter case
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: straw, paper, linen Technique: embroidered in couching stitches
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 17.8 x 15.9 cm (7 x 6 1/4 in.)