Bird’s Eye Maple Sewing Box, 19th century, hinged top with turned rosewood and whalebone ring handle and mounted with a whale ivory plaquette initialed “JSH”, top, front and two sides inlaid with rosewood lozenges and triangular keyhole surround, compartmented interior lined with pictorial paper.
Height 5 in. Length 13 ¼ in. Width 9 ½ in.
Provenance: Rafael Osona Auctions, Nantucket, MA 19 August 1995 Lot 26
The Carol and Stephen Memishian
19th C. Scrimshaw Collection
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