Pin Cushion

Item Information

Title:
Pin Cushion
Description:
Cylindrical body with domed cushion top with scalloped edge of woven poplar and thread decorated with two silk bows; cushion portion of melon-colored ribbed velvet covered with crocheted doily.
Creator:
Shaker Goods
Date:
1870–1910
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
cotton (textile)
crocheting
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
leather
paper (fiber product)
poplar (wood)
velvet (fabric weave)
weaving
pincushions
pins (jewelry)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Shaker (Christian sect)
wreaths (costume accessories)
Tulip Poplar
Cotton
Leather
Unidentified Paper
Velvet
Shaker
Crocheted
Woven
Wreath
Leaf
Places:
Maine > York (county) > York Harbor
Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.)
Extent:
1.75 in. (H) Diameter: 3.5 in.
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/4478
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
Accession #:
1977.713
Identifier:
4478