Group of pin keeps

Object/Artifact

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San Francisco School of Needlework and Design

#1: Carved (Bone or ivory) pin keep shaped as a botanical leaf with carved cut outs with yellow silk showing through. Sandwiched between the hard surface is soft layer of wool covered in yellow silk. Pins are inserted parallel to the hard surface into the silk.
#1

Carved (Bone or ivory) pin keep shaped as a botanical leaf with carved cut outs with yellow silk showing through. Sandwiched between the hard surface is soft layer of wool covered in yellow silk. Pins are inserted parallel to the hard surface into the silk.

Name/Title

Group of pin keeps

Entry/Object ID

2022.2.62

Tags

Needlework Tools

Description

1. Carved (Bone or ivory) pin keep shaped as a botanical leaf with carved cut outs with yellow silk showing through. Sandwiched between the hard surface is soft layer of wool covered in yellow silk. Pins are inserted parallel to the hard surface into the silk. 2. Carved (Bone or ivory) pin keep shaped as a bellows with carved cut outs with red silk showing through. Sandwiched between the hard surface is soft layer of wool covered in red silk. Pins are inserted parallel to the hard surface into the silk. 3. Carved (Bone or ivory) pin keep shaped as a circle with carved cut outs with green silk showing through. Sandwiched between the hard surface is soft layer of wool covered in green silk. Pins are inserted parallel to the hard surface into the silk.

Context

#3 was possibly part of a needlework box with a set of tools

Collection

Needlework Tools

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century, 20th Century

Material

Bone, Ivory, Silk, Wool

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Teresa Mize Needlework Tool Collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Acquisition Date

2022