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Pair of boots pin cushion
Pair of boots pin cushion
Pair of boots pin cushion

Pair of boots pin cushion

NamePin cushion
Artist Artist Not Recorded
DateLate 19th or early 20th century
Place madeUnited States, North America
MediumCotton, silk
Dimensions7 1/16 × 5 11/16 × 1 in. (18 × 14.5 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of the Patricia M. Newman Trust, FA.2016.24.13
Object numberFA.2016.24.13
DescriptionThese boots, which mirror one another, are tacked together at the heel, and at the top with a yellow silk ribbon where the boots join. The velvet{een] front is of tans, brown and black with decorative stitching at seams and top. A tan cotton serves as the back.
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