Object number
96/48
Description
A cream-coloured rectangular pin cushion which came from Hearns Farm in Gallowstree Common, Oxfordshire. It is decorated with a beaded flower in each corner, a fringe around the edge, and the words 'Welcome Sweet Babe 1825' in beadwork.
Physical description
1 pin cushion: good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten accession form’ (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Standard museum name: PINCUSHION // Accession number: 96/48 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 15.4.97 // Description: Rectangular shaped, cream pincushion with beaded decoration of a flower in each corner on the front. Fringe around the edge. // Inscription: WELCOME SWEET BABE 1825 (lower case letters in beadwork) // Dimensions: Length: 14.0cm Width: 12.0cm // 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.]’
Production date
1825 - 1825
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16570.tif - High resolution image
