Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sewing clamp with pincushion
Object Number:
INV.7926ab
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Wood, glass, metal, silk, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. ( 18.7 x 6.4 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Tan velvet pincushion (sewing bird) set in a half-barrel shaped wooden holder set upon a clamp with a wooden screw for securing the pincushion to the side of a table; opposite the clamp side of the base is a circular mirror; the device is painted white with blue and gold tole painting in a leaf design.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
