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Pin Cushion

ca. 1745 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Silk pin cushion with a woven silk garter ribbon. Inscribed in white letters on a blue ground with 'GOD BLESS P.C. AND DOWN WITH THE RUMP'. Borders on the cushion.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Needlework Accessories
Object type
Pin cushion
Materials and techniques
Silk
Brief description
Silk pin cushion with a woven silk garter ribbon, England, ca. 1745
Physical description
Silk pin cushion with a woven silk garter ribbon. Inscribed in white letters on a blue ground with 'GOD BLESS P.C. AND DOWN WITH THE RUMP'. Borders on the cushion.
Dimensions
  • Ribbon length: 11.5in
  • Ribbon width: 0.625in
  • Pin cushion length: 3.75in
  • Pin cushion width: 2.125in
Marks and inscriptions
'GOD BLESS P.C. AND DOWN WITH THE RUMP' (Inscribed in white letters on a blue ground)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Evelyn Cooke
Object history
A hand-written note in the register reads 'This pincushion was inherited from the family of Wade, which in Charles I's reign raised a troop of horses in his defence. The 'rump' was the name given to the remnant of the body of Parliamentary members which joined Cromwell against the King in 1648. This cushion was hung onto the belt or worn on the side'.
Bibliographic references
  • Notes & Queries: 8th series, Vol: II, p.378
  • Domestic Needlework, 1926. pl. XVI, p. 54, describes the pincushion as 'Scotch 1700-30'.
  • A note in the departmental register states that this pincushion is nearly identical with two lent to the Stuart exhibition at the New Gallery, London, in 1889 by the Duchess of Albany, and Col. R. Wyatt, catalogue numbers 539 and 1073 respectively. See colour plate in 'The Royal House of Stuart', by William Gibb, plate XXXIV, I. The pincushion once belonging to the Duchess of Albany is now in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.120-1931

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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