Collection Highlights
Astor House
Date:
ca.1853-1859
Object Number:
PR.020.65.1
Medium:
Wood Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sewing clamp
Object Number:
Z.1500.1ab
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Wood, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 5.4 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
printed: on sticker: "THIS BROKEN HEART / HOW YOU DOTH SMART"
Description:
Wooden sewing clamp with blue silk pincushion atop a c-clamp with a wooden thumbscrew at the bottom to attach the pincushion to the side of a table; the outside end is circular with a sticker with a genre scene and a sentiment.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
