Berlin wool work Needle or Card case, mid 19th century
date: label: date made
content: ca. 1850
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A 'Book style' case for visiting cards or needle packages. Front and back are black canvas with two different floral motifs in Berlin wool work. Ribbon hinges. Dates to the mid-19th century. Berlin work is a style of embroidery similar to today's needlepoint; generally using brightly colored wool yarns.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Victorian Needlework
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Sophronia W. Barbaro
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0238.48
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0238.48
label: accession number
content: 1988.0238
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Needle or Card Case
label: Object Name
content: Needle or Card case
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool, silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tent stitch (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 6.35 cm x 8.89 cm