Digital Collections

Pincushion, Commemorative

Object/Artifact

Infant pincushion with pale pink satin face and pink, white and gray checked silk back; the seam covered with pink merino wool herringbone stitch. On the plain side the date “Feb. 16+ 1850” is picked out in pins of different quality. On the reverse are the initials depicted in more generously spaced pins AJD

G2008.123

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1850

Rhode Island

United States of America

North America

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