Thimble
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Ivory, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Ivory thimble with brass band.
Object Number:
INV.7925
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
12397
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Striped button
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Stone, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 5/8 in. ( 0.3 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Polished stone button with metal rim.
Object Number:
INV.6817
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
12396
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spool container
Classification:
Medium:
wood, fiber
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 in. ( 7.6 x 5.1 cm )
Object Number:
INV.7924
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
12341
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portable chain stitch sewing machine
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1883
Medium:
Iron, sheet metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 6 in. ( 24.1 x 36.8 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Domestic chain stitch table-top sewing machine with rotary hand crank; stencilled gilded decoration of leaves and berries; patent information on sewing surface.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Christopher Baldwin, Jr.
Object Number:
1942.245
Marks:
stamped: on sewing surface: "WILLCOX & GIBBS/SEWING MACHINE CO./NEW YORK/LONDON/PARIS"
stamped: on sewing surface: "MADE IN U.S.A."
stamped: on gold medallion applied to base: "WILLCOX & GIBBS SEWING MACHINE CO. NEW YORK" with WG entwined monogram
Gallery Label:
Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co. was formed in New York during the late 1850s, and is best remembered for its highly successful domestic chain stitch machine. The earliest models were produced from the late 1850s, with production continuing until approximately 1940. Willcox & Gibbs entered the industrial market in the mid 1870s and eventually concentrated on industrial machines. They finally discontinued manufacture in 1973.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1883
eMuseum Object ID:
12338
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sewing box
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 4 in. ( 5.7 x 13.3 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Small wooden box with hinged lid with blue velvet pin cushion on top lined with pink paper inside and covered with buff-colored paper with painted blue and gold sprigs and flowers around edges.
Object Number:
INV.1155
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
12334
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pin cushion w/clamp
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Metal, silk, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 3/4 in. ( 12.4 x 4.1 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Brown velvet pin cushion set in a rectangular trough, set upon a metal clamp with a thumbscrew to tighten to the side of a table.
Object Number:
INV.9850
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
12330
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needlecase:cylinder shaped, orange
Classification:
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Ivory, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 10.8 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical ivory needlecase dyed orange with metal collars around the rims of the case and lid with a hinge at the back for a flip top lid.
Object Number:
INV.9826
Gallery Label:
Damaged
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
12279
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needle case
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Mother of pearl, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 9.2 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Rectangular mother of pearl needle case tapering towards the bottom, with a hinged lid, flat across the top and bottom, mother of pearl set in rectangular shaped inlays.
Object Number:
INV.9805
Marks:
base is stamped on bottom with an armorial device of a goat or ram's head caboshed on a shield topped with a crown.
Gallery Label:
One peice of mother of pearl inlay has fallen from its setting on the lid.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
12276
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needle case
Classification:
Date:
1780-1825
Medium:
Bamboo, tortoise shell
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 1 in. ( 14 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical bamboo needlecase in two parts, one slides over the tortoise shell collar of the other near the center, the case is painted with an Asian village scene.
Object Number:
INV.9780ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
12275
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needlecase: hinged lid
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Tortoise shell, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 10.8 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical tortoise shell needlecase with octagonal faceted sides tapering narrower towards the bottom, hinged metal lid with florette collar, metal cap at the base. Small loops for hangin attachment at either side of silver collar.
Object Number:
INV.9832
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
12272
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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