Pincushion
- Object Name:
- Pincushion
- Object ID:
- 1967.032.094
- Place of Origin:
- Enfield, NH
- Date:
- 1875-1900
- Description:
- Pincushion, Shaker, heart shaped. Woven oat straw with horizontal pink straws on surface. Edges bound with white kid. Cushion of pink velvet. Pink satin ribbon handle. Round shield-shaped needle case attached to top; same straw and binding with small opaque white button and satin ribbon loop.
- Material:
- Leather
Velvet
Silk
Grass - Dimensions:
- W-2.8 L-5.4 D-0.3 inches
- Provenance:
- The Shakers made this straw by splitting oat straw and then weaving it on a loom. Flora Appleton went from Enfield to Canterbury, NH, in 1918 and was one of the last to weave this straw.
Part of collection of Rock and Millen families of Lebanon, NH. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Ethel Rock Millen
- Subjects:
- Sewing, Sewing equipment & supplies, Hearts, Pincushions, Shakers
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