Ladies shoe pincushion

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Ladies shoe pincushion

Entry/Object ID

2023.7.90

Description

Mount Vernon souvenir pincushion in metal and purple velvet, shaped as a ladies shoe. Has image of Mt. Vernon house, reading: "Washingtons Mansion / Mt. Vernon VA."

Collection

Linda Ford-Wallace Collection

Category

Pincushions

Acquisition

Accession

2023.7

Source or Donor

Linda Ford-Wallace Estate

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Bottom of shoe

Transcription

J.B / 515

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

pincushions

Material

Metal, Fabric

Color

Silver, Purple