DepartmentTextiles-Europe
Carved, seated bear w/ brass thimble and pin cushion
NamePin cushion
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Date19th century
Place madeSwitzerland, Europe
MediumWood, metal thimble, cotton, glass beads
Dimensions2 15/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/16 in. (7.5 × 5.5 × 5.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of the Patricia M. Newman Trust, FA.2016.62.7ab
Object numberFA.2016.62.7ab
DescriptionThis carved wooden bear is in a seated positon on a round base. The bear embraces a metal thimble (b). Between the bear's legs is a small black pin cushion with four black, round-headed straight pins.
Late 19th-early 20th century