Sewing box
Category
Furniture
Date
1770 - 1800
Materials
Rosewwod, pine, silk and paper
Measurements
6 x 9 x 11.5 in
Place of origin
England
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Ormesby Hall, Redcar and Cleveland
NT 708116
Summary
Dome topped rosewood sewing box decorated with stringing inlay and panels of penwork showing mythological figures. The interior fitted and lined with yellow silk.
Provenance
Pennyman collection devised in October 1961 to The National Trust under the terms of Col. J.B.W. Pennyman's will.