1890-1920
GUSN-258085
Roughly square light-blue silk; tightly filled with sand or sawdust; a small piece of off-white plain-woven cotton fabric with nine cutwork motifs is pinned to the top; central motif is a stepped diamond; four open work squares are in the corners; in hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).
pincushions
silk (textile)
cotton (textile)
openwork
geometric motifs
Sewing
Pincushion
Original To Field-Hodges House (North Andover, Mass.),
Unknown
5 1/2 x 5 1/8 (HxW) (inches)
Estate of Sarah Moore Field
1998.6218
North Andover (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)
Probably United States
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