Pincushion

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Pincushion

Entry/Object ID

1960.20.1

Description

Beaded pin cushion. The cushions has a purple velvet center decorated with clear, silver, blue, green, and yellow glass beads in the shape of a dove holding a branch. The border is scalloped and decorated with clear, silver, red, blue, green, and yellow glass beads. There are loops of clear glass beads forming a fringe around the edge. The back is lined with purple plain-woven silk.

Context

No known VT connections; Haudenosaunee-made.

Acquisition

Accession

1960.20

Source or Donor

Chapin, Grace Frances Ordway (1874-1964)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Pincushion

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Holder, Needlework

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Needlework

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-1/2 in

Width

8 in

Length

6-1/2 in

Material

Glass, Silk, Cotton, Wool