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DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada

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

Collections

United States and Canada

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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