SPOOL CHEST OR SEWING BOX
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The chest is small and arranged in two tiers. It has a cloth spindle at the top that acts as a pin cushion. There are four spindles at the corners of the lid for spools. The lid lifts up and there is a compartment inside. There are four more spindles at the corners of the lower section. This section contains a drawer. There are small pictures in primitive marquetry on the outside of the chest. There is a church on the front of the top section. There are diamond and arrow shapes on the front of the bottom. Other sections show stars, hearts, and a human figure in metal. The edges of the shelf sections are scalloped. It rests on four feet that are wooden pegs.
- Object name:
- SPOOL CHEST OR SEWING BOX
- Made from:
- Wood -- material -- metal
- Made in:
- USA
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 19.7 × 17.8 × 12.7 cm (7 3/4 × 7 × 5 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 34.56
- Class:
- WOOD
- Signature marks:
- LABEL on bottom: Thompson $14.00
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973