Sewing Box- c. 1810
Description
- Sponsors
This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.- Media Type
- Object
- Description
- This wooden sewing box feature a scene of a mother and child at a desk on the lid. It also fifteen compartments, including those for spools, pins and measuring tapes. The box dates to circa 1810 and gives an example of what domestic life was like at the time of the War of 1812.
- Date of Original
- c. 1810
- Dimensions
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Width: 18.5 cm
Height: 11.5 cm
Length: 23.5 cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 970.794
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.25012 Longitude: -79.06627
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- Recommended Citation
- Image courtesy of the Niagara Historical Society & Museum
- Terms of Use
- Please contact the Niagara Historical Society & Museum for any reproductions of this image.
- Contact
- Niagara Historical Society MuseumEmail:contact@niagarahistorical.museum
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