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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1940.273 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name pincushion, pincushion Description Pincushion. In the shape of a shallow cylinder, with two ivory sides and a blue fabric centre for pins. Victorian? Top and bottom are formed from convex pieces of ivory or bone decorated with concentric circles.These circles are fixed to the pincushion with stitches. Edge is covered with a blue silk/cotton fabric, which shows the filling in places. The blue fabric looks to have been covered with peach colour silk that is now only barely visible around the seams. Production period Victorian Material textile, ivory Dimensions diameter: 35.00 mm depth: 20.00 mm Location In Store Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1940.273
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

pincushion, pincushion
Description

Pincushion. In the shape of a shallow cylinder, with two ivory sides and a blue fabric centre for pins. Victorian? Top and bottom are formed from convex pieces of ivory or bone decorated with concentric circles.These circles are fixed to the pincushion with stitches. Edge is covered with a blue silk/cotton fabric, which shows the filling in places. The blue fabric looks to have been covered with peach colour silk that is now only barely visible around the seams.
Production period

Victorian
Material

textile, ivory
Dimensions
Location

In Store

Details