Velveteen shoe pin cushion with needle packets & silver thimble

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DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada

Velveteen shoe pin cushion with needle packets & silver thimble

NamePin cushion/sewing kit

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date19th century

MediumVelveteen, wood, metal

Dimensions5 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 3 15/16 in. (15 × 4.5 × 10 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of the Patricia M. Newman Trust, FA.2016.62.5ab

Object numberFA.2016.62.5ab

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionThis red velveteen shoe has gold cord around the pin cushion shoe opening as well as the toe. The heel lifts to reveal a thimble (b) and three slots for needle packets and tools. The shoe has a brown wooden heel.

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