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DateLate 1800s
Terms
- Needle Cases
- Cardboard
- Flannel
- Silk Fiber
- Thread
- New England
Dimensions7.61 × 5.08 cm (3 × 2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Hans Miller
Object numberPER2205
DescriptionA needle case in the shape of a booklet made of cardboard covered in pink silk and embelliehd with ribbons and an embroidered bow motif. Inside are three flanel leaves of various sizes with pink thread stitched around the edges. The white satin ribbons are used for its closing with two bows at the end closed and running diagonally across the case to tie it closed at the opposite end.
