Pincushion thread box

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Pincushion thread box

Entry/Object ID

2023.7.177

Description

Purple coated paper thread keeper, with one thread hole and pincushion on top. Exterior pocket once held scissors. Box contains three spools of thread.

Collection

Linda Ford-Wallace Collection

Category

Tools, Pincushions

Acquisition

Accession

2023.7

Source or Donor

Linda Ford-Wallace Estate

Made/Created

Place

Country

Austria

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

pincushions

Material

Paper, Fabric

Color

Purple