Object Number 2013.0031.134

Object Name

Tool (for needlework) (Pincushion)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle

Place of Origin

Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Southeastern, PA. Mennonite

Date

1840-1860

Materials

Velvet; Wool

Techniques

Embroidered, Woven (velvet)

Construction Description

Hand-sewn, hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

Dimensions (centimeters)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: p. 28, fig. 30