Workbox
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1850 - 1870
Materials
Bone, Celluloid, Horn, Ivory, Metal, Mother-of-pearl [pinctada maxima], Silk satin, Wood
Measurements
75 mm (H)215 mm (Length)150 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
A La Ronde, Devon
NT 1312584
Summary
Box; Workbox - Rectangular white workbox with metal mounts. Interior lined in blue silk satin with fitted compartments. Contents include 6 plus one mother-of-pearl reel holders, mother-of-pearl tape measure, emery pad and waxes, 4 flower shaped mother-of-pearl winders, 2 rectangular mother-of-pearl winders, mother-of-pearl handled tweezers, ivory bellows-shaped emery pad, bone and horn tweezers, celluloid 'ivory' thimble, beaded pincushion, embroidered needle book. 1850-70.