Collection Highlights
Beschryvinge van Nieuvv-Nederlant
Date:
1656
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1656.D
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Luce Center
Needle case
Object Number:
INV.9813ab
Date:
1820-1860
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 9.2 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Silver needlecase in two pieces, one which slides over the collar of the other, the sides are fluted and there are acanthus leaves around the bottom, center and at the top, the top has three protruding knobs, one at the center, flanked by two others.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
