SB120: A fully fitted sewing box veneered in thick striated coromandel and inlaid in brass and shell, both mother of pearl and abalone. Inside there is the original fitted liftout tray lined with silk and velvet, with a set (6) of carved and turned mother of pearl daisy pattern spools designed for the new thread which now came on wooden reels. The tray also has supplementary lids with carved mother of pearl pulls. The box also has period sewing tools including penknife button hook, and tweezers, and bodkin with mother of pearl handles. The steel scissors is designed for cutting button holes. There is a document wallet in the lid. Circa 1870.
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