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Needlebook with Note
ca. 1790
Maker not marked
Place made not marked
Silk; silver; paper; ink
closed: 2-3/4"h x 4"w x 1/2"d
Special Acquisitions Fund
83.41.2a-d

a: Needlebook; brown silk fold out needlebook with silver clasp engraved "AR"; b-c: two needles. d: Handwritten note detailing the history: having belonged to Anna Rowell, grandmother of Mrs. Anna R. Decatur, wife of Commander Stephen Decatur. Anna Rowell, born Anna Buxton, December 25, 1731, d. November 9, 1822.


Needlebooks were a convenient and secure place to store needles and other sewing supplies. The needlebook folds up into a convenient size to store in a pocket. This needlebook is thought to have belonged to Anna Buxton Rowell (1731-1822), grandmother of Anna Rowell Philbrick Decatur (1821-1906), wife of Commodore Stephen Decatur (1814-1876).



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