Rectangular pincushion with fringe; white silk with center floral embroidery, scroll design frames flowers made of pins.
pincushions
straight pins
silk (textile)
Pincushion
"Wedding present/100 years/ago/an old Boston/family authentic/Eustis/(illegible)" (handwritten)
Unknown
6 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 2 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift from Mrs. S. Foster Damon
1935.361
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