An ebony needle case in the form of a canon, with ivory banding, worked in three sections, one for needles, one containing an ebony reel, and the third with ivory thread winder, and two smaller canons by the same hand, one ebony, one mahogany, and two matching thread winder holders in the form of hats, one ebony and one mahogany, first half of the 19th century

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An ebony needle case in the form of a canon, with ivory banding, worked in three sections, one for needles, one containing an ebony reel, and the third with ivory thread winder, and two smaller canons by the same hand, one ebony, one mahogany, and two matching thread winder holders in the form of hats, one ebony and one mahogany, first half of the 19th century

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