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Pin Card

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1880-1890

GUSN

GUSN-12962

Description

Purple paper back. Multicolor picture of boy, girl and tree applied to front. Label applied to back. Black metal pens with black beads stuck all around body.

Details

Descriptive Terms

needle cases
metal
paper (fiber product)
sewing (process)
Container, Needlework
Case, Needlework
Case, Pin
Case, Pin

Inscription

Printed label on back: gold ? on purple ground. Gold frame around slogan, ""Article 13/Pin Card/60 Pins Germany."" Emblem between words Pin and Card of upside down triangle with ""C"" through top.

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6617.3

Related Items

Title PURSE Accession Number 1969.6617.1
Title SCARF Accession Number 1969.6617.2
Title Scarf Pin? Accession Number 1969.6617.4

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