Pincushion
- Object Name:
- Pincushion
- Object ID:
- 1974.005
- Creator:
- Fisher, Thomas (1823-1902)
Woodworker - Place of Origin:
- Enfield, CT
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Shaker pincushion/thread holder, attributed to Thomas Fisher (1823-1902), Enfield, CT, c. 1870. Light-colored oval wooden base. Raised oval platform with green velvet cushion. Strawberry suspended from one end by green ribbon bow. Similar bow on other end, with waxed end. With one spool of thread.
- Material:
- Wood
Textile
Velvet - Dimensions:
- H-5.5 W-4 D-7 inches
- Provenance:
- Attributed to the Enfield, CT, Shakers and used at Canterbury, NH, Shaker Village c. 1875.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Shakers, Pincushions, Spools of thread
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