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Pincushion made from two round dark blue/brown fulled wool shapes sewn to a strip of silk, forming a flat-sidedd round cushion. The top and bottom (wool) sides are decorated with an elaborate polychrome quatrefoil design of curled geometric shapes picked out in pink, blue and white seed beads on one side and green, blue and white beads on the other. A long beaded loop handle is attached to the silk sides.
pincushions
Container, Needlework
Holder, Needlework
Pincushion
Pincushion
Unknown
Gift of Ellen A. Robbins Stone
1918.1448
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