19th c. Silk Needlework Needle / Card Case
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Early 19th silk embroidered card case with silk interior.
A wonderful example of an early 19th c. silk embroidered card case worked entirely in pulled Algerian eyelet stitches. Four thread colors create an resonating geometric pattern. The silk interior has two separate compartments lined with pale robin's egg blue, and finished with a sand-colored silk binding.
Interior card: "Card case / About 1800 / Lent by / Miss Sarah Talbott"
SIZE:
Folded: 4.75" x 3" x 0.25"
Unfolded: 4.75" x 8"
DATE:
c. 1800
PROVENANCE:
Ferguson & D'Arruda, Little Compton, RI
CONDITION:
AS-IS. Darkening and loss to color. Interior silk seams have torn away from edges and fold line. Missing closure.
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