Sewing Kit

American

ca. 1874

Not on view

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Title: Sewing Kit
Date: ca. 1874
Geography: Made in United States
Culture: American
Medium: Leather, velvet, other fabrics,glass, paper, wood, brass, ivory, steel, silk
Dimensions: Basket: 8 x 9 3/8 x 7 in. (20.3 x 23.8 x 17.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Alice Northrop Robbins, 2009
Object Number: 2009.492.10a–nn
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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