Sewing set
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
Unknown
Materials
Tortoiseshell, wood, ivory, metal, silk and velvet
Measurements
107 x 56 mm; 88 mm (Length)88 mm (Length)
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Hill Top, Cumbria
NT 642180
Summary
Sewing set in tortoiseshell box, lid bears initials 'JL' or 'IL'; fitted interior lined with red velvet containing built-in pin-cushion, gold thimble, pair of scissors, red silk needle case, flat rectangular piece of ivory, tape-measure in ornate drum, cylindrical silver pencil, ornate darning needle, letter opener? with ornate handle. Due to their small size, the latter two items do not protrude.
Marks and inscriptions
JL (or) IL (initials on lid)