Sewing Box

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Sewing Box
Datec. 1820–1870
Probable placeUnited States
MediumCardboard, velvet, and paint
Dimensions2 1/4 × 5 × 3 1/2 in. (5.7 × 12.7 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Mrs. James Nonemaker
Object numberB.2002.17
Not on view

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