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Tool (for needlework) (Pincushion)
Mary Wright Alsop
1790-1800
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Mary Wright Alsop (Knitter)
Place of Origin
Middletown; Connecticut; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1955.0003.007
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1955.0003.007
Object Name
Tool (for needlework) (Pincushion)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Mary Wright Alsop (Knitter)
Place of Origin
Middletown; Connecticut; United States; North America
Date
1790-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: on pincushion
Inscription: "M A" (embroidered)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silk
Techniques
- Knit
- Sewn
- Stuffed
Construction Description
Hand-knit
Dimensions (inches)
4.375 (H) x 3 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
11.113 (H) x 7.62 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Journal: Krueger, Glee. "A Middletown Cameo: Mary Wright Alsop and Her Needlework.". Connecticut Historical Society Museum & Library Vol. 52, No.3-4 Summer/Fall 1987
• Published: pp. 178-179, fig. 18; pp. 125-137, biography on MaryBook: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 98, fig. 44Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework.
• Similar form: p. 48, fig. 34Book: Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1994 Eye for Excellence: Masterworks from Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 98-99