DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada
Velveteen shoe pin cushion with needle packets & silver thimble
NamePin cushion/sewing kit
Artist
Artist unrecorded
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
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.
Artist unrecorded
