Object number
57/135
Description
This is a rectangular pin cushion, made of cream silk with a decoration made up of pins. The pattern includes the inscription, '1826 // Welcome Little Stranger, TMD'. It at one time belonged to Mrs Kitchin of Bubnell, Derbyshire, although it may not have been hers originally as the initials do not match. The donor belives such pin cushions were given as presents to the parents of a new baby.
Physical description
1 pin cushion: silk; pins; fair condition- fragile
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Pin cushion // Description // a rectangular pin cushion of cream silk with a decoration made up of pins. The pattern includes the inscription, 'Welcome Little Stranger, TMD, 1826' // Dimensions // length 13.5cms (along bottom) // width 9.0cms " " // Associated information // This at one time belonged to a Mrs Kitchen of Bubnell, Baslow, Derbyshire but may not have originally been hers since the initials do not match. // The donor belives such pin cushions were given as a present to the parents of a new baby.'
Production date
1826 - 1826
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