Decorative box
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A decorative box is a form of packaging that is generally more than just functional, but also intended to be decorative and artistic. Many such boxes are used for promotional packaging, both commercia
18th-century German gold and mother of pearl snuff box
Chinese mother of pearl lacquer box with peony decor Ming Dynasty
Elizabeth E Copeland (1866–1957) covered box, circa 1915 metalwork, silver and cloisonné, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
A jewel box lined with red velvet
Sewing needle
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A sewing needle, used for hand-sewing, is a long slender tool with a pointed tip at one end and a hole to hold the sewing thread. The earliest needles were made of bone or wood; modern needles are man
Decorative box
…tissue paper. The most common type of decorative box is the feminine work box. It is usually fitted with a tray divided into many small compartments for needles, reels of silk and cotton, and other necessaries for stitchery. The date of its origin is unclear, but 17th-century examples exist, covered with silk…
A sewing needle
Needles used for hand sewing, from top to bottom: rounded upholstery needle, two straight needles, sail needle
Thread through the eye of a No.5 sharp needle
Magdalenian, Gourdan-Polignan France – Muséum of Toulouse