Pincushion
- Object Name:
- Pincushion
- Object ID:
- 1967.032.092
- Place of Origin:
- Enfield, NH
- Date:
- 1875-1900
- Description:
- Pincushion, Shaker, heart shaped. Front and back made of oat straw bound with white kid. Green velvet center and green satin ribbon handle. Dull and shiny finish. Several straight pins are still embedded in green velvet. Last quarter of 19th century.
- Material:
- Grass
Leather
Silk
Velvet
Satin - Dimensions:
- W-2.3 L-3.5 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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