Pincushion

Pincushion, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1982.19519.1a,b,c
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Makers
Shaker
Description

Half-circle pincushion (a). In pincushion is a small square of cardboard with thread (b) and a section of dark blue fabric with a scalloped edge whose edges are also scalloped. The pincushion back is covered inside and out with a red wool fabric and the inside has two tucked ridges through which needles were inserted. The pincushion was covered by some sort of fabric that was quilted. The bottom is covered by fabric of the order of corduroy.

New York Mount Lebanon

New York Mount Lebanon

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Shaker Museum Pincushion. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=19719. Accessed on November 28, 2024

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