Box, Sewing
Production date
1930s?
Description
A metal sewing box with a hinged lid. The box features painted scenes of the English countryside including cottages, flower gardens and a windmill. "OLD ENGLISH/WORKBOX" is painted on the lid. The interior of the lid is painted with a similar scene.
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Object detail
Production date
1930s?
Classification
Credit line
Belonged
to
the
donor's
grandmother
Muriel
Dew
who
lived
for
a
time
in
Opunake
and
later
retired
in
Hawera.
It
is
thought
this
box
may
have
been
obtained
in
the
1930s
after
Mrs
Dew
lost
many
of
her
belongings
in
a
carriage
fire.
Accession number
PA2007.042
Collection type
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