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Rectangular box pincushion with green fabric base, rose printed trim; applied leaf and flowers around top edges saying in pins "Welcome little/stranger./From/Great Grandma".
pincushions
straight pins
silk (textile)
Pincushion
"Welcome little/stranger./From/Great Grandma" (Spelled out in straight pins)
"Edgar, this cushion was made for you by your great Grandma Abbott before you were born and was put in the drawer with your baby clothes." (handwritten)
Unknown
2 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Edgar J. Rollins
1963.81
Title Pincushion Accession Number 1946.255
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