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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
104.45.0028 a,b
Description
Contained in dark blue, plain cardboard box printed in white at centre of lid, "Merrimade, Lawrence, Mass", two pillow shaped pincushions with note, "Aunt Folly Clarks pin cushions". (a) square, pink, cushion, trimmed around edge with red, embroidered feather stitching. Fabric has brocade like, w…
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Title
Pincushion
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
fibre; paper
Dimensions
4.7 x 8.0 cm
Description
Contained in dark blue, plain cardboard box printed in white at centre of lid, "Merrimade, Lawrence, Mass", two pillow shaped pincushions with note, "Aunt Folly Clarks pin cushions". (a) square, pink, cushion, trimmed around edge with red, embroidered feather stitching. Fabric has brocade like, woven in curlicue pattern, note attached with red elastic band. "Edith bought this in Japan". (b) rectangular, blue satin with red, embroidered featherstitching around edge. Wide bank of blue leaflike pattern on pink background runs around cushion, with red and white narrow stripes each side bordered by black. Note attached with two straight pins, "My Grandmother Becket's bonnet strings, Polly" Note: .6 x .2 cm dark stain on one side.
Subject
households
hobbies
sewing
Edith Morse Robb
Polly
Becket
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.45.0028 a,b
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Date
1820 – 1850
Material
fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
104.45.1029
Description
A green octanganal shaped pincushion with needlework design. A square with 4 strawberries in red, green, white on one side and a square with 4 abstract designs on the other.
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Title
Pincushion
Date
1820 – 1850
Material
fibre; paper
Dimensions
2.5 cm
Description
A green octanganal shaped pincushion with needlework design. A square with 4 strawberries in red, green, white on one side and a square with 4 abstract designs on the other.
Subject
households
sewing
needlework
Mary Schaffer Warren
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.45.1029
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Date
1820 – 1850
Material
fibre; wood
Catalogue Number
104.45.1030
Description
A pincushion shaped in a lattice woven basket full of red fabric green and red strawberries.
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Title
Pincushion
Date
1820 – 1850
Material
fibre; wood
Dimensions
5.0 cm
Description
A pincushion shaped in a lattice woven basket full of red fabric green and red strawberries.
Subject
households
needlework
Mary Schaffer Warren
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.45.1030
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Date
n.d.
Material
fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
104.45.1031
Description
A flower shaped pin cushion in green and white satin full of pins. The pins are on the sides.
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Title
Pincushion
Date
n.d.
Material
fibre; metal
Description
A flower shaped pin cushion in green and white satin full of pins. The pins are on the sides.
Subject
households
needlework
Mary Schaffer Warren
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.45.1031
Images
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