Soldier's leather sewing kit

Titles: Soldier's leather sewing kit (Supplied title)

Description: A "soldier's housewife" sewing kit made from a strip of leather with a twill-like finish and lined with silk. The kit was used by Lieutenant Wilford C. Wilson of the 11th Minnesota Infantry Regiment, Company B. The leather exterior is folded at one end to form a pocket; another pocket is formed from gathered silk at the opposite end. The kit is bound with cloth tape and has a wide ribbon for tying the kit closed. The kit has multiple wool needlekeepers sewn into the center and loose.

Dates

• Approximately 1864 - Approximately 1865 (Creation)
• Not earlier than 1861 - Not later than 1865 (Civil War) (Use)

Creation

• owned/used by: Wilson, Lieutenant Wilford C.
• issued by: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 11th (1864-1865), Company B
• about: Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Minnesota, Acker Post No. 21 (Saint Paul, Minn.)

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 8024.3

Notes

• This is an example of a personal effect used during the U.S. Civil War.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 35 centimeters length
• 10.5 centimeters width
• 79.1 centimeters length ribbon tie
• 1.5 centimeters width ribbon tie

Subjects

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