Pincushion
1850-1900 (made)
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Table pin-cushion of inlaid rosewood. The top is padded and covered with red velvet. The wooden frame is inlaid with a chevron pattern on a light ground. The wooden screw passes through a platform to secure the object to the edge of a table.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Inlaid rosewood, velvet |
| Brief description | Table pin-cushion, rosewood, England, 1850-1900 |
| Physical description | Table pin-cushion of inlaid rosewood. The top is padded and covered with red velvet. The wooden frame is inlaid with a chevron pattern on a light ground. The wooden screw passes through a platform to secure the object to the edge of a table. |
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| Credit line | Given by H.M. Queen Mary |
| Object history | Given to the V&A in 1930 by HM Queen Mary, wife of King George V (RP 30/121). It was later transferred to the Bethnal Green Museum and then returned to Furniture and Woodwork in 1997. |
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| Accession number | W.1:1, 2-1930 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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