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96/47
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A heart-shaped pin cushion which came from Hearns Farm in Gallowstree Common, Oxfordshire. It is decorated with a heraldic picture, silver thread, beads, sequins, a red tassled fringing. It also bears the words 'East Surrey' and a longer inscription beginning 'Think of me'.
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1 pin cushion: good condition
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MERL ‘Handwritten accession form’ (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Standard museum name: PINCUSHION // Accession number: 96/47 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 15.4.97 // Description: A heart shaped pincushion decorated with silver thread, beads and sequins. There is a heraldic picture on card pinned in the centre with flags to the right and an inscription to the left. It has a tassled red fringe round the edge. // Inscription: EAST SURREY THINK OF ME etc. // Dimensions: Length: 20.0 cm Width: 18.0 cm // Associated information see 96/46 [items 96/46–96/53 were donated by Mrs Old but came from her mother-in-law’s home when she died in January 1996.]’
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