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Tool (for needlework) (Pincushion)
1850-1925
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
Probably England; Europe
Materials
- Velvet
- Iron
- Brass
- Glass
- Cotton
- Metallic braid
Museum Object Number
2012.0024.023
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Davison B. Hawthorne
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Object Number
2012.0024.023
Object Name
Tool (for needlework) (Pincushion)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
Probably England; Europe
Origin Notes
This type of decorated pincushion was created by wounded British soldiers during their recovery in military hospitals.
Date
1850-1925
Materials
- Velvet
- Iron
- Brass
- Glass
- Cotton
- Metallic braid
Dimensions (inches)
1 (H) x 6.1 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3 (H) x 15.5 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Kirsch, Francine. 03//2010 The Beaded Pinscushion Meant for Showing, Not Sewing. New England Antiques Journal. 28-32.
• pg 31Book: Longman, Eleanor D. 1911 Pins and Pincushions.
• Plate XXXIX, fig 3Book: Trading Identities: The Souvenir in Native North American Art from the Northeast, 1700-1900.
• pg 230-31Other: Killian, Jackie. Kay Hawthorne Collection of Needlework Tools.