Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sewing Needles
Object Number:
2002.1.596
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Wood, metal, paper
Dimensions:
1 1/2 x 2 in. diameter
Description:
This little sterling silver receptacle was made to hold a paper coil of pins inside a wooden container. The wooden container has a paper label that reads in red "Oakville Co./ Class A/ F.31/ 300/ Office Pins".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
