Tiffany & Co.
Sewing Set

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MakerMade in France for Tiffany & Co.New York, established 1837

CultureAmerican

Titles

Sewing Set

Datec. 1910

PlaceFrance

MediumMetal, leather and fabric

Dimensions.A, case: 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 6 3/4 inches (1.9 × 10.8 × 17.1 cm)
.B, scissors: 1/4 × 4 1/16 × 1 1/2 inches (0.6 × 10.3 × 3.8 cm)
.C, needle case, overall: 1/4 × 2 13/16 × 1/2 inches (0.6 × 7.1 × 1.3 cm)
.D, thimble: 15/16 × 5/8 (dia) inches (2.4 × 1.6 (dia) cm)
.E, embroiderer's hook: 5/16 × 3 3/4 × 9/16 inches (0.8 × 9.5 × 1.4 cm)
.F, bodkin: 1/8 × 2 × 3/32 inches (0.3 × 5.1 × 0.2 cm)
.G, thru .J, each threadwinder: 1/16 × 1 3/16 (dia) inches (0.2 × 3.0 (dia) cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by an anonymous donor

Object number93.274.A-.J

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

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TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS & WEIGHTS

ProvenanceEdith S. O'Connor, Long Island, New York; purchased by MFAH, 1993.
Exhibition HistoryFirst communion gift to donor's mother.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscription: All objects except bodkin impressed: "18 KTS TIFFANY & CO FRANCE"; each threadwinder on verso in "petal" elements, embroiderer's hook on proper left edge, thimble on exterior bottom edge, scissors on interior rim of handles, case on inner rim.

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