Needle box
Walter Jones
Category
Leatherwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather and satin
Measurements
30 mm (H); 70 mm (W); 320 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Sloane Street
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 27296.1
Summary
Green leather effect rectangular needle box with fabric lining, three long interior partitions designed to hold knitting needles plus three fittings on the inside of the lid for packets of needles and a needle sizing gauge. Gold lettering on base reads; WALTER JONES / 195 and 196 SLOANE STREET, LONDON.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Walter Jones