Straw-work sewing box in book form
The box resembles a fine bookbinding. The foundation of the box is cartonnage, or heavy paper. The box is completely covered, inside and outside, with multi-colored mosaic straw work, painted in black, green, pink and natural gold. There is a mirror inside the front cover of the box. The inside of the box is highly decorated with mosaic straw. It has five storage compartments, two with covers. All edges are covered in gold-colored straw, resembling gilded book edges. -- description by Mindell Dubansky in consultation with Lynn Heckman
Artwork Details
- Title: Straw-work sewing box in book form
- Date: between 1793 and 1815
- Geography: France
- Dimensions: 1 sewing box : painted mosaic straw work, paper box ; Height: 3 7/16 × 2 9/16 in. (87 × 65 × 21 mm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Lynn and Bruce Heckman
- Object Number: N7433.3 .S77 1793
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