Description: TIFFANY, YOUNG & ELLIS SEWING BOX
Mid-19th c. Leather Covered Sewing Box, retailed by Tiffany, Young & Ellis, New York, fixed price luxury goods store in business from 1841-1853, with brass flat mounted top handle and lock escutcheon (with key), tooled leather lid, fitted interior with removable leather covered ten-compartment tray, two compartment base, lid interior with leather covered drop panel enclosing small storage area, back of lid panel with 'Tiffany, Young & Ellis, 271 Broadway, New York' tag, (4) mother-of-pearl flat thread spools remain inside box, 4 3/4" high, 11" x 8 5/8". Major surface wear, abrasions, corner chips and leather losses to exterior, some tray compartments missing liners, one liner a replacement, lining losses to interior base.