Needlework box

Title

Needlework box

Description

Rosewood tea caddy used as a sewing box. Inside is lined with patterned fabric. Caddy contains sewing supplies: 10 scissors 1 box containing 15 spools of thread in various colors 1 pattern marker 10 crochet hooks 5 thimbles 2 threaders 1 small metal ruler with flower head 1 small magnifying glass 2 large safety pins 4 pearl-tipped pins 1 blue button 1 small perfume vial 1 unfinished doll smock 1 (pin?) cushion 1 wood tube of pins 3 unidentifiable sewing tools 2 plastic trays

Subject

Sewing (LCSH)
Sewing equipment & supplies
Needlework (LCSH)
Center, Hugh Stuart

Source

California Digital Library

Relation

https://thumbnails.calisphere.org/clip/150x150/31ea0480f658387f79e93b8a95142f87

Type

image

References

https://historysanjose.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/E590FEFA-AA6B-451E-ADA6-608454154299

Citation

“Needlework box,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 29, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/33849.

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