Needle Case

Mediumwhale ivory, non-ferrous metal

Dimensions[H] __[W]3/4" asembled __[D]3/8" __[Dia] __[L]3 5/8" assembled

Object number00.226.85

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionTwo-piece whale ivory needle case (body and slide-on cap) shaped like an elongated shield; circular inlays of silver metal and a copper-colored material on the front and back; two rectangular recessed spaces on the front (one on the body, one on the cap) for tortoise shell inlays (missing: see companion piece); slip-on gold-colored metal band around skirt of lid (a third, removable piece; missing on companion piece). By the same hand as the companionpiece #1991.43.15.

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