CultureAmerican
Titles
- Sewing Box
Datec. 1840–1870
Made inUnited States
MediumTin, brass, and paint
Dimensions4 1/2 × 13 1/2 × 10 1/4 in. (11.4 × 34.3 × 26 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Mrs. James Nonemaker
Object numberB.2002.15
Non exposé
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The Green Bottle
701 Colquitt
Houston, TX
Carrie Lathrop's sewing box; presented to her on her tenth (tin) wedding anniversary and believed to have been made by her brother, a tin smith.
American, 19th century
The Green Bottle
701 Colquitt
Houston, TX
Carrie Lathrop's sewing box; presented to her on her tenth (tin) wedding anniversary and believed to have been made by her brother, a tin smith.
American, 19th century
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Jacob A. Riis
1890s, printed 1946–1952
Gelatin silver print
92.72