Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sewing Supplies
Object Number:
2002.1.677
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
3 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 3/4 in.
Description:
This cardboard box is yellow with brown. The lid has an oval frame with a drawing of a cat's face and the words "Corticelli/ Brainerd & Armstrong/ Midget /Darning Silk/ Stays Soft/ AfterWashing/ The Corticelli Silk Co./ Florence/ Mass." The sides have the cat's face and the words "Corticelli Midget Darning Silk."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
