Name/Title
Mauchline Ware Container with Pin Cushion c.1890Entry/Object ID
2024.20.6Description
A Mauchline ware container with a fitted wooden lid and a pin cushion on top. Mauchline ware was very popular in the mid to late 19th century, and fell out of fashion in the early 20th century. From goldingyoung.com, "Usually made from sycamore, the early decoration was transferred on and the later pieces used actual photographic prints which advertised areas, generally in Scotland but elsewhere, basically as tourist pieces with transfers of coastal towns and land marks proving popular as were famous buildings and places associated with Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott." Mauchline ware generally takes the form of sewing notions and snuff boxes but can also be found on other various vessels. This piece features a color transfer of a bouquet of flowers. On the inside of the lid there is a label for J&P Coats. James Coats established his business in 1802, and his sons, James and Peter, took the thread making business over from their father in 1830. The company still exists today as the Coats Group. Inside the vessel is a collection of buttons of various types.Collection
Mauchlin WareMade/Created
Date made
circa 1890Time Period
19th CenturyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Container, NeedleworkNomenclature Sub-Class
Needleworking EquipmentNomenclature Class
Textileworking T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsLocation
Location
* Untyped Location
Archives U1-A-2Category
PermanentDate
August 29, 2024Provenance
Provenance Detail
Donated by ownerOwner/Agent
Cynthia ChmuraAcquisition Date
May 24, 2024Created By
Kearney, QuinlanCreate Date
August 28, 2024Updated By
Kearney, QuinlanUpdate Date
August 29, 2024
