Sewing case
date: label: Date
content: early 17th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Small, egg-shaped case, flat on one side with a top of blue silk and metallic thread in a small stylized floral design. The back is faced with a fragment of patterned silk. Attached to this a small faded pink taffeta case with a drawstring closure. Case holds three pieces of bright red wool, probably for needles.
place: label: made in
content: France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1951-105-26
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Sewing case
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk, metal, wool Technique: woven
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 x 4 cm (3 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)