Miss Fonnereau's gold and mother of pearl sewing huswife, London, circa 1790 the quilted cream silk folder with gold and translucent purple enamel clasps, opening to reveal nine gold, mother of pearl and steel implements including a mother of pearl and gold folding fruit knife, and ruler, the gold sliding pencil/ruler, spoon, bodkin, awl, gold-handled scissors and compass each engraved 'Miss Fonnereau', with matching steel tweezers/ear scoop, one end forming a purse, containing matching silk needle leaves, maker's mark GC, possibly George Cowdery, only on pencil Quantity: 11 folder: 9cm x 13cm ; 3 1/2 in x 5 1/8 in.
Miss Fonnereau's gold and mother of pearl sewing huswife, London, circa 1790 the quilted cream silk folder with gold and translucent purple enamel clasps, opening to reveal nine gold, mother of pearl and steel implements including a mother of pearl and gold folding fruit knife, and ruler, the gold sliding pencil/ruler, spoon, bodkin, awl, gold-handled scissors and compass each engraved 'Miss Fonnereau', with matching steel tweezers/ear scoop, one end forming a purse, containing matching silk needle leaves, maker's mark GC, possibly George Cowdery, only on pencil Quantity: 11 folder: 9cm x 13cm ; 3 1/2 in x 5 1/8 in.
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