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Catalog Number |
2023.7.6 |
Object Name |
Pincushion |
Description |
Poplarware pincushion. Poplarware cloth is a repeating pattern of 6 strands of poplar and 4 strands of straw. The poplar cloth is neatly trimmed in kid leather and the two ends are secured with a red ribbon tied in a bow with one loop. The top fabric is dark red velvet, divided into 8 segments with thread. A small and tightly stitched "spiderweb" design is stitched in the center where the threads converge. The bottom is boxboard and covered with white paper that has a shiny surface. |
Credit line |
Gift of Carolyn A. Smith and Richard C. Dabrowski |
Date |
ca 1905 - 1913 |
Dimensions |
H-1.625 Dia-2 inches |
Material |
Poplar/Straw/Thread/Leather/Fabric/Ribbon/Paper/Boxboard |
Place made |
Enfield, NH Shaker Village |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Lexicon sub-category |
Textileworking T&E |