Wooden Shoe Pin Cushion c 1940

Name/Title

Wooden Shoe Pin Cushion c 1940

Entry/Object ID

2024.21.7

Description

A wooden pin cushion carved in the shape of a ladies' shoe. The red fabric cushion at the top is stained, and the heel of the shoe is scuffed. This style of pin cushion, carved into shoes or boots, was popular in the 1940s and remains so to collectors.

Collection

General Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1940

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Box, Pin

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Box, 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

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Archives U1-A-2

Category

Permanent

Date

September 8, 2024

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Found Object

Created By

Kearney, Quinlan

Create Date

September 8, 2024

Updated By

Kearney, Quinlan

Update Date

September 8, 2024