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Needle case (2008.8.39.A)

Unknown Artist

Ivory needlecase shaped like a fisherwoman in traditional dress associated with the fisherfolk of Dieppe, France. She holds a fish in one hand and the other hand rests in the pocket of her gathered ankle-length skirt. The figure is carved in two pieces; the head lifts off for the insertion of needles.

Place Made France, Dieppe

1775-1799

Ivory

3.5 x 1.2 x 1.0 in

2008.8.39.A

Image and text: DAR Museum, 2024