On View
Not on viewPincushions
Dateca. 1853
Terms
- Pincushions
- Metal
- Brass
- Velvet
- United States
Credit LineGift of Miss Mildred Kennedy (1950)
Object numberPER207
Description"Sewing bird". Clamped to a worktable where it was used to hold the fabric firm in its beak. The velvet cushion could hold pins and needles. Brass. Embossed. Clamp and screw for fastening to a table, etc. This bird was patented in 1853.
Object number: PER2190.1