Pincushion
- Object Name:
- Pincushion
- Object ID:
- 1967.032.118
- Creator:
- Boston & Sandwich Glass Company
Glassmaker - Place of Origin:
- Sandwich, MA
- Date:
- 1830-1845
- Description:
- Pincushion. Pressed clear glass base; stepped (five) quatrefoil pattern base with radiating lines on interior terminating in tapered shaft; round brown cotton pincushion attached to top; remnant of patterned silk around bottom half of pincushion.
- Material:
- Glass
Textile
Cotton
Silk - Dimensions:
- H-4.65 Dia-4 inches
- Provenance:
- It was a frequent practice to make pincushions on top of broken lamp bases.
Part of collection of Rock and Millen families of Lebanon, NH. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Ethel Rock Millen
- People:
- Millen, Ethel Rock (1890-1980)
- Subjects:
- Domestic life, Needlework, Sewing, Sewing equipment & supplies
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