Title
Inlaid work box
Mediumwood, mother of pearl
Dimensions3 × 10 × 8 in. (7.6 × 25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Donor credit lineGiven in memory of Elizabeth Knight Faisneau (Mrs. George) by her daughter Elizabeth Faisneau
Object number1938.28.1
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionA black lacquer sewing box with mother-of-pearl inlay and painted with gold, red, green, blue designs. On a tray with red velvet compartments are six thread holders, scissors, a needle case, two wax holders, and a charm.On View
On view
Aiken, Capt. Warren
19th Century
Circa 1820
19th Century
19th Century
19th Century
