DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada

Shoe topped sewing box

NameSewing box

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date19th century

Place madeUnited States, North America

MediumWood, fabric [velveteen], metal, glass

Dimensions6 11/16 × 9 1/4 × 4 15/16 in. (17 × 23.5 × 12.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of the Patricia M. Newman Trust, FA.2016.24.25a-c

Object numberFA.2016.24.25a-c

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionThe wood sewing box's is lined in green velveteen (on some flat base to hold shape), thumbtacked to sides (perhaps later). The top's inside has an attached mirror. Glued to the top and centered is a wooden shoe painted gold with an etched design in red. The shoe's opening has a green velveteen pin cushion into which a pin with a large glass bead head is inserted.