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Sampler Pincushion

Collection Type

  • Tools and equipment

GUSN

GUSN-250767

Description

Small alphabet sampler pincushion; complete alphabet without "W"; duplicate letter; letters in no particular order; numbers 1-11; depicts chair and table; bird on a branch; flowers; seascape with sailing ship; checkerboard border.

Details

Descriptive Terms

pincushions
linen (material)
silk (fiber)
alphabets (symbols)
needlework (visual works)
early childhood education
Needlework
Alphabet
Education
Pincushion

Inscription

"A B C D E F G H I J K L / L L M N N O P Q R S T U V / X Y Z L O I Z . O T E R E S A P A L O M O I J A D E C A / S T R O . 1 2 3 / 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11" ((perhaps: Loiz Oteres Apalomoi Jade Carmen Castro?))

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan

Accession Number

1949.782

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