Emery pincushion, white strawberry with light blue silk embroidered seeds and leaves. Small light blue silk loop at the top center. Pincushion was darned.; Emery pincushions were filled with the mineral ""emery"", which was usually a dust or sand...
Rectangular shaped light blueish gray stiffened mesh, with a central oval shaped floral design in Berlin work and beadwork. The floral design has a central composition, with flowers in white and brown and leaves in gray. Around the central floral...
Emery pincushion, red strawberry with yellow silk embroidered through out to resemble seeds. Top has embroidered green leaves with a green silk loop at the very top.; Emery pincushions were filled with the mineral ""emery"", which was usually a...
Child's dress in black and red check twill woven cotton, with pipe seams at tightly gathered waistband and shoulders. Off the shoulder puffed sleeves with embroidered scalloped edging. Seven white buttons down the backside. Drawstring closer at...
Nineteen hexagon patches (with paper still inside) have been sewn together to form this pincushion which has been finished off with silk fringe similar to that used on women's clothing in the 1850s and '60s. The color combination and patterns seem...
Very colorful embroidered barrel shaped pincushion in green, blue, gold, red, tan and pink. Each color is embroidered in horizontal rows, in which each is incorporated into a vertical piping design. The piping design starts at the top and continues...
Pillow shaped pincushion, with wool Irish stitches (later known as Bargello or flame stitch) on one side. The overall design is alternating diamond patterns in shades of gray and red. Each stitch is outlined in black with a white center. The edge...
Pillow shaped pincushion, with a geometric design on one side. Pincushion is an example of Berlin work. The overall central design is a diamond, with a clover like design in the middle in reds and outlined in yellow and black. The indented edges of...
Pillow shaped pincushion, with wool Irish stitches (later known as Bargello or flame stitch) on one side. The overall design is alternating diamond patterns in shades of yellow, red, purple and green. Each stitch is outlined in black with a white...
