Group of tools with pincushions

Object/Artifact

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San Francisco School of Needlework and Design

#2: Carved bone table clamp with a red velvet pincushion on the top. There is a flower carved through the bone on the staff.
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Carved bone table clamp with a red velvet pincushion on the top. There is a flower carved through the bone on the staff.

Name/Title

Group of tools with pincushions

Entry/Object ID

2022.2.49

Tags

Needlework Tools, Pincushion, Measuring tools, Sewing Clamps

Description

1. Carved bone table clamp with a red velvet pincushion on the top. There is a flower carved through the bone on the staff. 2. Carved bone table clamp with a red velvet pincushion on the top. There is a flower carved through the bone on the staff. 3. Carved bone pedastal with double barrel red velvet pin cushions extending at the center sides in a horizontal bar. The top has four circles carved into it where a staff is inserted with a teal hand-numbered measuring tape. the top is a cap with a hole where the finial of the tape measure winder protrudes. 4. The bone carved pedastal with horizontal red velvet pincushions flanking the sides and a cap with a taupe hand-lettered tape measure, the total resembling a pagoda. 5. A long carved bone case housing a crochet hook with a Tagua nut bulb-shape forming at the top, which is topped with a barber-pole carved bone bulb. Above this bulb is a horizontal Tagua nut carved barrel with red velvet pincushions at each side.

Context

1. This probably was part of a set of tools in a box set of matching tools.

Collection

Needlework Tools

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century, 19th Century

Place

Continent

Asia

Material

Bone, Vegetable ivory, Tagua nut, silk ribbon, Ink, Velvet

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Teresa Mize Needlework Tool Collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Acquisition Date

2022