Pincushion

1870-1900

Medium/TechniqueCotton velvet, cotton plain weave, glass beads

DimensionsHeight x width (excluding fringe): 21 × 25.4 cm (8 1/4 × 10 in.)

Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund, Frank B. Bemis Fund, Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund, Helen and Alice Colburn Fund, Edwin E. Jack Fund, Frederick Brown Fund, Elizabeth M. and John F. Paramino Fund in memory of John F. Paramino, Boston Sculptor, Harriet Otis Cruft Fund, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, Helen B. Sweeney Fund, Susan Cornelia Warren Fund, Samuel Putnam Avery Fund, Alice M. Bartlett Fund, Jane Marsland and Judith A. Marsland Fund, and Mary E. Moore Gift

Accession number2018.2960

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ClassificationsTextiles

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Provenance1994, sold by an unknown vendor, Brimfield Antique Show, Brimfield, MA, to Gerry Biron and JoAnne Russo, Rockingham, VT; 2018, sold by Gerry Biron and JoAnne Russo to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 2018)