Palais Royal
Octagonal Sewing Box
19th century
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Palais Royal
Octagonal Sewing Box
19th century
Physical Qualities
Wood, metal, silk velvet, silk trim and embroidery thread, metallic embroidery thread, mother of pearl, glass, mirror glass, 3 1/2 x 8 5/8 x 6 1/8 in. (8.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Gloria B. and Herbert M. Katzenberg Collection
Object Number
2015.139
a.Octagonal wooden sewing box with carved or applied design on top. Inside features mirror glass inside top and purple velvet tray holding sewing and embroidery implements. Contains:
b. Scissors, metal with twist in handle,
c. Scissors with mother of pearl handles, metal (steel?)blades
d. Perfume bottle, glass with metal lid
e. Thimble, mother of pearl
f. Paper knife, mother of pearl (broken on delivery) (enameled pansy decoration
g. Needle case, Mother of pearl with metal trim
h. Stilleto with mother of pearl handle and metal (steel ) spke
I Tweezers, metal
blue ribbon once attached to slit in tray.
Missing mother of pearl silk wiknders.bu thave two depressions where they would have been placed lined with mirror glass.
All but one piece is missing the enameled pansy plaque that was the symbol of the Palais Royal, but theother implements have areas where the plaques would have been.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2015; Estate of Gloria Katzenberg, Baltimore
Nerylla Taunton, Antique Needlework Tools and Embroideries, Antique Collectors' Club,1997pp. 47-57.
