Shadow Box, Waxwork and Shellwork

Family tradition attributed this remarkably ambitious scene of Judith in the camp of Holofernes to fifteen-year-old Abigail Harrison of New Jersey. In addition to creating needlework projects, some young women assembled cabinets or scenes using shells, fabric scraps, bits of glass, wax figures, paper, and shells. The creation of shadow-boxes was influenced by the popularity of shell grottos and waxwork figures in Britain and the fascination with natural history and gardens.
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