Pincushion
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Wood, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 7/8 in. ( 4.1 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Wool felt pincushion set in a cylindrical wooden case with red and black stripes around it; it has a removable cover.
Object Number:
Z.1494ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
31064
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Bakelite
Dimensions:
overall (each): 3/8 x 3/4 in.
Description:
Pair of Bakelite buttons with imprint of an oak leaf at the center top of each one.
Object Number:
INV.10826.2ab
Gallery Label:
The box that these buttons were found in say that they belonged to Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), Danish fairytale writer. The box does not seem original to the buttons, but have probably been together for a long time.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
31065
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sewing basket w/pin cushion
Classification:
Date:
1920-1930
Medium:
Linen, wooden splits
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. ( 8.6 x 24.8 x 24.8 cm )
Description:
Square woven wood split sewing basket lined on the inside with a double layer of fabric, with peach colored linen beneath white dotted swiss; along the inside upper edge on one side is a long narrow container for sewing supplies, at one of the corners is attached a small round pincushion; the edges of the basket rim, the container and pincushion are trimmed with handmade bobbin lace with scalloped beaded edges, around the basket is a flounce of linen with a layer of handmade bobbin tulle with a cordonetted floral design.
Object Number:
INV.11559
Marks:
handwritten: on jelly label, bottom of basket: "493"
printed: on jelly label, bottom of basket: "No. / J. W. ..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
31062
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trimming
Classification:
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
overall a: 1/2 x 25 3/4 x 1/8 in.; overall b: 1/2 x 21 7/8 x 1/8 in.; overall c: 1/2 x 22 1/4 x 1/8 in.
Description:
Three pieces of matching trimming, with repeating pattern of orange tulips and leaves scrolling the lengths.
Object Number:
INV.8211a-c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
31061
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needle case and sharpener
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Silk, wool
Dimensions:
overall (rolled): 5 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 13.3 x 3.2 x 2.9 cm )
overall (unrolled): 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 1 in. ( 13.
Description:
Copper-colored silk brocade needle case lined with wool felt; a strip of cloth rolls around a bolster that serves as a pincushion; a purple strawberry-shaped emery pincushion is sewn to one end of the case.
Credit Line:
Gift of Constance Schermerhorn Skillin
Object Number:
1937.215
Gallery Label:
A note found with the needle case says that it was made by Martha Dorothy Husbands Smith, but the accession record says it was owned by Mrs. Jonathon Dayton Williamson.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
31059
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needle case
Classification:
Date:
late 18th-early 19th Century
Medium:
Ceramic, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 7/8 in. ( 11.7 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Green ceramic needle case with a background pattern of diamonds in raised white dots. Three medalions framed with rococo decoration depict rural picturesque landscapes in a manganese purple transfer with some hand embellishment. The ceramic case is lined with copper.
Object Number:
INV.9821ab
Gallery Label:
Some repairs made to ceramic.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
31056
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pincushion
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Silk, glass, metal
Dimensions:
overall: 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.
Description:
Circular pincushion with floral beadwork on red ground on top and bottom, green silk band around the cushion with two pins.
Object Number:
Z.1541.4
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
31051
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pointed dowel w/strap
Classification:
Date:
1790-1840
Medium:
Wood, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 1 in. ( 2.2 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Wooden fid, blunt at one end and pointed at the other, a leather strap is attached through holes on each end of the leather.
Object Number:
INV.8241
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
31045
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sewing clamp with pincushion
Classification:
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Metal, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 16.8 x 4.1 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
White metal sewing clamp with green velvet pincushion; C-clamp with a thumbscrew clamps to the side of a table; thumbscrew has a heart-shaped end.
Object Number:
INV.696ab
Gallery Label:
Clamps, often crowned with a pin cushion, were screwed to the side of a table and gave sewers a free hand with which to cut or pin. During the 1850s, clamps in the form of birds, referred to as "hemming birds," were particularly popular.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
31035
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sewing book
Classification:
Date:
1832
Medium:
Paper, wool, cotton, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 5.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Sewing book with cardboard cover embossed to resemble plaited straw, a flower painted on each side and the edges trimmed with green silk ribbon; inside contains wool felt pages trimmed with cotton chintz and silk ribbon; the inside of each side of the cover contains a piece of fold-out paper, one with an inscription, the other with a verse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Alice Reynolds
Object Number:
1943.316
Marks:
Inscription: handwritten inside front cover: "Eliza M. Barnum / March 16th 1832 / Columbus Chenango / New York / A Mothers gift / Eliza keep it / always / Childrens toys / Are Earthly joys / I believ (sic)"
Gallery Label:
This sewing book was given to Eliza Meriah Barnum of Columbus, New York, by her mother on March 16th, 1832, possibly as a birthday gift.
Provenance:
This sewing book was given to Eliza Meriah Barnum of Columbus, New York, by her mother on March 16th, 1832, possibly as a birthday gift.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
31032
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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