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This stuffed pincushion is covered with purple silk and has a white paper binding, with strips of gold paper imitation gold-tooled cover borders and four spine bands. A black velvet rectangle is placed in the center of each cover. -- description by Mindell Dubansky in consultation with Lynn Heckman
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Title: Pincushion
Date: between 1800 and 1899
Dimensions: 1 pincushion : paper, fabric ; Height: 1 × 13/16 in. (25 × 20 × 15 mm)
Credit Line: Gift of Lynn and Bruce Heckman
Object Number: N7433.3 .P56 1800
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