Collection Highlights
The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
Date:
1885-1886
Object Number:
LIB.XL.CT.G763.A3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pincushion
Object Number:
Z.1497
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Wood, silk
Dimensions:
overall (pincushion only): 1 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 3.8 cm )
overall (with strap): 9 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 23.2
Marks:
printed: on bottom of wood, on label: "A Trifle From / Timbridge Wells"
Description:
Blue silk pincushion set in a wooden cup making a sphere; there are red and black stripes painted around the wooden half; a blue silk ribbon loop is attached at one point to the wood; the pincushion probably once had a cover.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
