Sewing collection
Galeries Lafayettes
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard, Glass, Metal, Plastic, Silk, Wicker, Wood
Measurements
80 mm (H); 370 mm (W); 270 mm (D)
Place of origin
Regent Street
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Castle Ward, County Down
NT 835955
Summary
A collection of 'Pearsall' stout silk floss reels in different colours, ninety four loose ones, four loose ones of a smaller size, ten small cardboard boxes with eight reels each for a total of 178 reels. In a lidded cardboard box. The box also contains a glass wicker coated jar with wooden lid and a pair of green sunglasses in metal case.
Marks and inscriptions
EASTERN / Shade N. [xy] / UNFADING / DYES. (label on other end of each reel)
Makers and roles
Galeries Lafayettes , dealer