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Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum > Records

TOOL,SEWING BOX

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Overview

An example of a lady's workbox from the late 19th or early 20th century, this large wooden box has a hinged lid. The exterior of the box is decorated with a geometric design of decoupage. An inner tray is divided into ten sections, two with decorated lids and a variety of ivory tools including thread spools, awl and bone needles in separate compartments, some with decorated tops.

In the lower part a writing drawer with decorative lid and two side sections for writing implements and small metal seal, and two ribs from an ivory fan.

See detailed List of tools.

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Registration number

cwa-org-78-2023.6

Material

Last modified

Wednesday, 13 August, 2025

Completeness

61

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

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Sewing box open

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