DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada
Boot pin cushion
NamePin cushion
Artist
Artist unrecorded
DateMid-19th century
Place madeUnited States, North America
Place madeEurope
MediumSilk, ribbon, button
Dimensions5 1/8 × 4 5/16 × 1 3/8 in. (13 × 11 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of the Patricia M. Newman Trust, FA.2016.24.5
Object numberFA.2016.24.5
DescriptionPin cushion in shape of lace-up lady's boot. Sewn together from two pieces of black silk, laces made of yellow thread, laced through small jet beads. Decorated with pink ribbons at toe, top, and upper front. silk. Stuffed with white material, possibly cotton.
