Pincushion
- Object Name:
- Pincushion
- Object ID:
- 1967.032.098
- Place of Origin:
- Enfield, NH
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Pincushion. Shaker. Oval woven oat straw base, all shiny straw, bound with white kid. Red velvet domed top with silk floss from rim to center, forming eight sections. Red satin ribbon bow on side. Late 19th century.
- Material:
- Velvet
Grass
Leather
Silk
Satin - Dimensions:
- H-0.4 W-3 D-2.2 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, Pincushions, Shakers
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