Needle case
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Measurements
210 x 60 x 60 mm
Collection
Hill Top, Cumbria
NT 642315.1
Summary
Cylindrical case made from diagonally woven strips in two colours creating a checkered pattern. Ends have red tassels and case opens into two parts connected by thread. Thread has a central material and an additional red thread wound around the centre. Thread is attached at outer ends and knotted together at the middle. Red thread has historic fraying and the central material of the thread can be seen in parts.
Provenance
This object was contained within the Rosewood Worktable 641660/ Hil.F.5