Antique 18th Century “Housewife” Silk Decorative Silk Fabric Sewing Tools Holder

This is a very rare item. You won’t see many of these.its made of silk, metal threads and metal cords some damage , especially to the silk. It is so beautiful, however, that it’s worth framing , for the purpose of display and preservation. These often were used to hold sewing tools and were hung on the wall. It does ,however fold up into a neat package., measuring 5” by 3.5.” When unrolled it measures 16” long by 5” wide