Pincushion
- Object Name:
- Pincushion
- Object ID:
- 1957.021
- Creator:
- Dow, Ellen M. (1844-1943) -- Seamstress
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH/Webster, NH
- Date:
- 1861-1865
- Description:
- Pincushion. Brown wool. Circular form, hand sewn around edge. "EMD" embroidered on front. Waving American flag embroidered on back. Made by Ellen M. Dow of Concord and Webster, NH. Carried by an unidentified soldier in the Civil War.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Cotton - Dimensions:
- D-0.3 Dia-2.2 inches
- Provenance:
- Made by Ellen M. Dow before her marriage to William W. Burbank. Inherited by their daughter Alice M. Ranney, who bequeathed it to her daughter, Dorothy R. McCurdy, the donor.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dorothy R. McCurdy, in memory of Alice M. Ranney
- Subjects:
- Memento, Civil War, Pincushions, Embroidery
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