Sewing Box

Sewing Box

Public Domain

Sewing Box
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Sewing Box
Datec. 1820–1850
Probable placeUnited States
MediumCardboard, cotton, and wallpaper
Dimensions5 3/8 × 6 1/4 × 5 in. (13.7 × 15.9 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Mrs. James Nonemaker
Object numberB.2002.16.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
ProvenanceZoe Lehmann Nonemaker, Houston; given to MFAH, 2002.
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