Description

Kingwood Sewing box with a beautiful portrait of a young Lady on the top.

The lid and keyhole are embellished with cut steel pin decoration.

The interior is lined in blue silk and lined dividers. The main section of the interior lifts out to reveal a large storage compartment underneath. This sewing box comes complete with numerous compartments for embroidery silks, spools, thimbles and pin cushions, a needle holder is also included.

There is also a removable padded tool kit which includes tweezers, file and scissors some of which have Mother of Pearl handles.

In the large storage compartment underneath the main tray is all manner of sewing items. Including elastic, threads, buttons and needles. There is also a Briggs and Company patent transfer papers booklet with transfer sheets inside, and a small paper bag labelled T. C. Dunning & Son Ltd which contains lengths of ribbon.

More information on Sewing Boxes can be found on our historypage.

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