Octangonal pincushion made of white silk with cord trim and tassels; top has painted leaves that frame the inscription: "With/devout wishes/for the consumation/of thine"; beaded initials "L.C." and "T.M.(?)"; back has painted floral decoration around border.
pincushions
silk (textile)
steel (alloy)
Unidentified Textile
Pincushion
"with/devout wishes/for the consumation/of thine" (handwritten)
"L.C." (Beaded)
"T.M.(?)" (Beaded)
Original To Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),
40707-A
Unknown
Newbury, Massachusetts, United States
4 3/4 (W) (inches)
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
1985.485
Massachusetts (United States)
Newbury (Essex county, Massachusetts)
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