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
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
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
Sewing needle
…Traditionally, needles have been kept in needle books or needlecases which have become objects of adornment. Sewing needles may also be kept in an étui, a small box that held needles and other items such as scissors, pencils and tweezers. Hand-sewing needles come in a variety of types/classes designed…
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