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Puzzle ball pin cushion
Puzzle ball pin cushion
Puzzle ball pin cushion

Puzzle ball pin cushion

NamePin cushion
Artist Artist not recorded
DateLate 19th-early 20th century
Place madeUnited States, North America
MediumVelveteen and file, wooden beads, ribbon
Dimensions3 1/8 × 3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (8 × 8 × 8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of the Patricia M. Newman Trust, FA.2016.24.9a-d
Object numberFA.2016.24.9a-d
DescriptionSculptural, patterned velveteen in brown and tan tops pale green sided form. At the junctures are large pale green wooden beads. Under one bead is tied a black ribbon. Three pins with rounded tops (red, white, black) are inserted.
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