Letter case
date: label: Date
content: 18th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: White silk letter case embroidered in polychrome silks and metal threads with a basket of flowers, in the same design on both sides. Fastening of silk and metal braid with tassels; lined with pink silk.
place: label: made in
content: France
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1925-2-65
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Letter case
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk and metal-wrapped silk embroidery on silk foundation Technique: embroidered in stem, satin, running and couching stitches on plain weave foundation
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 17 x 17 cm (6 11/16 x 6 11/16 in.)