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Rectangle pincushion with shaped corners; tasseled corners and white satin; one side has pin design of oak leaves, acorns, and birds with text in banner "Welcome/little/Stranger" above; other side has scalloped edge circle around date "1838".
pincushions
straight pins
silk (textile)
Pincushion
"Welcome/little/Stranger" (Spelled out in straight pins.)
"1838" (Spelled out in straight pins")
Unknown
5 x 6 1/2 x 1 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Mary S. Hawley
1941.870
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