A Mexican Sewing Box Full of Stories and Surprises

This special sewing box tells us many stories: stories of artistic exchange through the materials and motifs used, stories of life in Mexico through the vignettes that unfold in painted scenes, and stories of hidden secrets that we only discovered while installing the work in LACMA’s exhibition Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800.Known in Spanish as a costurero or almohadilla, this sewing box was created in Pátzcuaro, Mexico, which was one of the main centers for lacquered commodities in Michoacán in the 18th century.

Large Sewing Box with Accessories Sewing Storage and Organizer with Complete Sewing Kit Tools, Navy

Writ in Lacquer: A Genteel Courtship on a Mexican Sewing Box

Sewing Box (Almohadilla)

COMPLETE SEWING ORGANIZER - You'll get a beginner sewing kit with accessories set of 20 bobbin sewing thread, fabric scissors, buttons, measuring

Large Sewing Box with Accessories Sewing Storage and Organizer with Complete Sewing Kit Tools - Wooden Sewing Basket with Removable Tray and Tomato

A Mexican Sewing Box Full of Stories and Surprises

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A Mexican Sewing Box Full of Stories and Surprises

Miniatures Surprise Box 7 Cute Items Inside for Dioramas, Dollhouse Etc

Sewing Kits, Umbilical Cords, and Mold: Here's What You Keep in Royal Dansk Tins - Gastro Obscura

A Mexican Sewing Box Full of Stories and Surprises

From The Repurposed Library: A New Sewing Box — Abrams Craft

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Package Contains: This sewing box measures at 9.4 L x 6.9 W x 5.1 H, ideal size allows you to store various sewing tools. Complete sewing organizer

ZOOFOX Sewing Basket with Accessories, Wooden Sewing Kit Storage Box with Removable Tray, Vintage Sewing Kits Carrying Bag for Sewing Mending

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