Featured Regency Sewing Box.

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  1. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Hi all,
    I'm showing off again ;)
    I bought this Regency box C.1820 recently, Someone had lined it with purple velvet which was totally wrong.
    I stripped it out and found the original green paper underneath but in a bad state.
    Of course its impossible to get original paper from that period so I hit on an idea of how to re-line it.

    I had some paper from a really old book that was no good so I cut that to fit, then I went out and found a tester pot of paint the correct colour (I did well with that )
    I painted the pieces and when dry stuck them in. Hubby cut me two pieces of wood for the partitions from old backing board, the positions of the originals were easy to see.
    In the lid I put in the old embroidery that you see, Not actually correct but it fits and and I love how it looks.
    I have seen prints and silk pictures in Regency boxes so thats where I got the idea, I've had that embroidery a long time and it was nice to finally use it.
    I have the original key too but forgot to put it in for the photo :)

    A couple of coats of shoe polish in Ox Blood brought up the leather beautifully and there it is, I'm really happy with how it looks :) IMG_0802.JPG IMG_0803.JPG IMG_0808.JPG IMG_0807.JPG
     
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  2. Annpan

    Annpan Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

    Looks lovely well done!
     
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  3. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Thank you....I want to find another one now :)
     
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Another wonderful job, and another little treasure given a new lease of life.
    The embroidery looks right at home in there too. Is it Berlin woolwork?
     
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  5. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    No it's been worked in silk on silk canvas so I'm thinking it's about 1830-1850.
     
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  6. Joshua Brown

    Joshua Brown Decently-Known-Member

    Looks great! :)
     
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  7. Mansons2005

    Mansons2005 Nasty by Nature, Curmudgeon by Choice

    TEEEEEEriffic!
     
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  8. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Thank you, I'm really happy with it :)
     
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  9. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Thank you :)
     
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  10. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Wonderful job !
     
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  11. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Thanks :)
     
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  12. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    BLOWN AWAY!!!! AWESOME JOB !!!! :):):):):):D:D:D
     
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  13. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Thank you so much :)
     
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  14. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Another awesome job, Ivy! You are sooooo talented!!
     
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  15. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Oh thank you....I'm at my happiest when I have a project :)
     
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  16. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    I agree with bakers:) I love to see your projects Ivy, hope you will share more of them!
     
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  17. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Thank you, Its nice of you to say and I will share more :)
     
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  18. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Clever girl. Really well done and imaginative too.
     
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  19. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Thanks :)
     
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  20. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    Another fabulous transformation. Keep up the good work.
    :)
     
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