Needle case with knitting needles
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Needle case with knitting needles
Object Number:
INV.7923a-n
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
31030
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bobbins in container
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Wood, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 2 in. ( 7.9 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Hollow wooden darning egg with threaded lid; inside is a wooden double bobbin, wound with silk and cotton thread. Inserted throught the center of the bobbin is a wooden two part cylindrical needle case, now missing its base.
Object Number:
INV.7924a-e
Marks:
handwritten: inside base, in pencil: "2 25"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
31029
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Covered needle case with needles
Classification:
Date:
1800-1875
Medium:
Wood, hemp, steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 14.3 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Wooden tubular sailor's needle case with needle-hitched hemp cover; case filled with eighteen hand-wrought steel harness needles and harness stitching awls in various sizes; awls are double-ended and S-shaped.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Rutherford Oakes Ainslie
Object Number:
1943.46a-v
Marks:
stamped: on five straight needles (i, n, f, r, t): "X"
stamped: on six straight needles (j, g, m, o, p, s): "WI"
stamped: on two straight needles (e, q): "J. WARRIN"
stamped: on three S-shaped needles (h, k, u): "J NICHOLS"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
31028
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needle case
Classification:
Date:
1800-1875
Medium:
Tortoise shell, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical tortoise shell needlecase with removable lid, brass bands around the inner and outer edges of both pieces.
Object Number:
INV.7999ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
31026
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needle case
Classification:
Date:
1800-1875
Medium:
Ivory, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 5/8 x 1/4 in. ( 8.3 x 1.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Needle case with removable lid; designed to look like a brisé fan, with ivory guards and metal piqué with wooden sticks.
Object Number:
INV.7997ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
31024
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needle case
Classification:
Date:
early 19th Century
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 3/8 x 1/4 in. ( 7 x 1 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Sterling silver needlecase with removable lid, with a vine design; both ends are shaped like tulips.
Object Number:
INV.8050ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
31023
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needle case
Classification:
Date:
1800-1875
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 3/8 x 1/4 in. ( 9.8 x 1 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Ivory needle case in the shape of a string bean, bearing traces of green paint, with removable lid that slips over the collar of the base.
Object Number:
INV.7998ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
31022
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bobbins
Classification:
Date:
1780-1820
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
overall (largest): 6 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 16.2 x 2.9 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Group of twenty wooden handmade bobbins of various shapes and sizes, and with various geometric designs of chip carving, two have egg shaped tops and three are cylindrical, but the remaining have flat sides; nine have a loop carved in the top and have a carved decoration linked to the loop.
Object Number:
Z.1564.1-20
Date Begin:
1780
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
31005
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needle case
Classification:
Date:
1830-1870
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 10.8 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical ivory needlecase with screw-on lide, the lid has two carved lovebirds at the top, painted yellow.
Object Number:
INV.9784a-c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
30982
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
overall (largest): 1/2 x 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Group of thirteen glass buttons of various shapes and sizes, some with metal loops at the back for attachment.
Object Number:
INV.6839a-m
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
30980
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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