Needlework case
Category
Tools
Date
Unknown
Materials
Satin, tortoiseshell, brass, ivory and leather
Measurements
240 mm (W); 285 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Vienna
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 27291
Summary
Folding maroon leather needlework case with red satin lining and leather fittings to hold contents. Wallet has a circular brass clasp and embossed gold lettering reading; GEBR.RODECK / K.K. HOFLIEFERANTEN. WIEN. Contents are two short ivory crotchet hooks, four tortoiseshell skein holders, two long hooked tortoiseshell netting hooks with knobbed ends, three knobbed knitting needles, three light coloured tortoiseshell double-ended needles and three dark coloured tortoiseshell double-ended needles.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.