Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1998.3.11 |
Object Name |
Pincushion |
Description |
Heart shaped poplarware pincushion with needle book. The poplar "cloth" is woven with 4 rows of poplar alternating with 6 rows of grass. The poplar cloth is trimmed with kid leather and forms the front and back panels of the pincushion and the and the outside cover of the needle book. The pincushion sides are pink velvet, and there is a pink ribbon at the top. The needle book poplar is lined with a transparent, gauzy fabric, and has three fabric sheets inside with pinked edges. There is a white shoe button on the cover and an elastic (worn out) to hold the needle book closed. |
Credit line |
Gift of Ann Tarney |
Dimensions |
W-3 L-3 D-0.75 inches |
Dimension Details |
Length and width are the maximum dimensions of the heard shaped pincushion, depth is the total thickness including the plastic button. |
Material |
Poplar/Straw/Thread/Fabric/Leather/Ribbon/Plastic/Elastic |
Place made |
Canterbury Shaker Village ? |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Lexicon sub-category |
Textileworking T&E |