18TH/19TH C SMALL SEWING BOX DOLLS CLOTHES IDENTIFIED PROVENANCE HENRY COUNTY VA

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THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH C SEWING BOX COVERED IN FANTASTIC FABRIC.  INSIDE IS A COLLECTION OF 12 DOLLS CLOTHES/FABRICS INCLUDING A FANTASTIC BONNET AS SHOWN IN THE LAST PHOTO THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.  THERE IS A NOTE IN THE BOX THAT STATES "Mrs Eunice C. Miller 3915 Cambridge Ave my grandmother 106 years old given to her in 1844".  ON THE BOTTOM IS A HANDWRITTEN 18TH C SCRIPT THAT STATES " SOPHIE ANNA E DAVIDSON HENRY COUNTY VA"  THIS IS THE BEST DOCUMENTED EARLY SEWING BOX WITH CONTENTS THAT I HAVE OWNED.  IT MEASURES 6 1/2" X 3" X 2".  A TRUE PRIMITIVE DOCUMENTED GEM.