Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
Date:
ca. 1656
Object Number:
1951.414b
Medium:
Glass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sewing case
Object Number:
Z.1543.2ab
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Walrus ivory, silk, velvet
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 9.5 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Carved walrus ivory cylindrical sewing case which stands vertically, there is a round blue velvet pincushion set in the finial at the top, attached to this piece is a small rod which is turned by the finial to either release or wind silk measuring tape which comes out through a vertical slot at the bottom, the pedastle unscrews to allow adjustment of the tape.
Gallery Label:
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Eugenia Seal, Sept. 26, 1946
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
