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Rectangle pincushion with pin design of a basket of flowers; tassled corners and cream silk; "WELCOME/ LITTLE/ STRANGER/ S.HILL/MARCH 26" on one side; other side has a series of months and dates.
pincushions
straight pins
silk (textile)
Pincushion
"WELCOME/LITTLE/STRANGER/S.HILL/MARCH 26" (Spelled out in straight pins.)
"W.HILL/OCTR 25/M.HILL/NOV 5/ S.HILL/SEP (?)/H (?) HILL/MARCH 24/AUGUST 8 1789/J.Q. HILL" (Spelled out in straight pins.)
Unknown
4 x 6 1/2 x 2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Grace Treadwell
1942.473
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