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Antique Crystal Palace Velvet Needle Book English * 19th Century This pretty
antique sewing case is made of velvet and
opens to reveal a silk lined interior with a woven silk picture of the
Crystal Palace in Sydenham.
It has silk ribbon straps that hold needle packets as well as a gilded
bodkin and a bone* button hook and crochet hook. Silk tassels are
attached to the front panels. Closed, it measures 6 1/2" high by 4 5/8 "wide. The velvet is in wonderful, fluffy condition and it all looks to be original. The Crystal Palace was moved to Sydenham in 1854 and I think this piece dates to c. 1870s. *These items are made of bone from a domestic cow (bovine) and not from an endangered species.
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