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Pincushion

Object Name:
Pincushion
Object ID:
1967.032.088
Place of Origin:
Enfield, NH
Date:
circa 1900
Description:
Pincushion. Shaker. Circular woven oat straw base, dull and shiny finish pattern, bound with white kid. Pink velvet domed top with silk floss from rim to center, forming eight sections. Pink satin ribbon bow on side. Late 19th century.
Material:
Grass
Leather
Silk
Velvet
Satin
Dimensions:
H-1.4 Dia-1.9 inches
Provenance:
The Shakers made this straw by splitting oak straws and then weaving them on a loom. Flora Appleton went from Enfield to Canterbury, NH, in 1918. She 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
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