Sewing Cabinet. Papier-mache Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Frank L. Babbott, 42.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , Civil_War_dressing_room_yr1967_installation_48.207.270_42.4_51.113_53.219_45.140_53.183.3_53.47_52.120_40.930.58_53.20.2_45.25.2_SL1.jpg)
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This is a sewing table and on top is a cabinet in which to keep supplies. These pieces (in a typically 19th century style) are so beautifully decorated it disguised their function!
CAPTIONSewing Cabinet. Papier-mache Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Frank L. Babbott, 42.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , Civil_War_dressing_room_yr1967_installation_48.207.270_42.4_51.113_53.219_45.140_53.183.3_53.47_52.120_40.930.58_53.20.2_45.25.2_SL1.jpg)
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Download our app and ask your own questions during your visit. Here are some that others have asked.
What is this thing?
This is a sewing table and on top is a cabinet in which to keep supplies. These pieces (in a typically 19th century style) are so beautifully decorated it disguised their function!