Object class: Needle cases / Function: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Needle book and case, accession number 7-3612a,b, described as a) Needle book; 4 flannel and silk pages with miniature paintings of soldiers, knights b) brocade case

Hearst Museum object titled Needle case, accession number 9-21424a-c, described as Ivory needle case with silver(?) lid. Decoration in relief: A scholar and his acolyte arrive by boat at the foot of a mountain to climb it. Halfway up to the temple at the summit, the scholar rests and fans himself. In their ascent, the pilgrims pass through forests of bamboo, evergreens and deciduous trees. The case hangs by the crimson cord-loop from the button of the Manchu tunic. After a knot and an amber bead it enters the case through the silver lid. After it exits the case, its two ends run through a coral bead and are knotted once more, before they hang loose. Overall length of cord: 29 cm; of ivory case: 8.7 cm, case 1.5 cm diameter. Sewing needles to be stuck into cotton inside tube. a) box bottom, b) box top, c) needle case.

Hearst Museum object titled Needle case ornament, accession number 2-6250, described as Needlecase pendant ornament. Carved ivory figure of salmon. Hole at mouth for attachment.

Hearst Museum object titled Needle case pendants:, accession number 2-6860a-d, described as Ivory needle case pendants, four birds with long, graceful necks, each pierced through the tail for attachment to leather strip of a needle case.