Pin Cushion

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	England (made)

Knitted silk, cylindrical pin cushion of brown and cream silk, knitted in stocking stitch (26 stitches to the inch). The cushion is tied around the centre with a string of plaited cream and brown silk. One half of the cushion is patterned with stylised carnations and with the initials 'M M', the other half is pattered in a design of zig-zags, coronets and a central medallion.

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Categories	Textiles Accessories Needlework Accessories
Object type	Pin cushion
Materials and techniques	Silk knitted in stocking stitch with a string of plaited silk
Brief description	Knitted pin cushion, England, 1730-1769
Physical description	Knitted silk, cylindrical pin cushion of brown and cream silk, knitted in stocking stitch (26 stitches to the inch). The cushion is tied around the centre with a string of plaited cream and brown silk. One half of the cushion is patterned with stylised carnations and with the initials 'M M', the other half is pattered in a design of zig-zags, coronets and a central medallion.
Dimensions	Length: 1.5in Width: 1.25in Strings length: 11.5in
Gallery label	(1985) 6. SMALL PINCUSHIONS Hand-knitted silk and wool English, late 18th to early 19th century. Each is made of two circles, approximately 4cms in diameter, of patterned stocking stitch. Plaited and woven braids hide the stitches that join the two halves together and are made into loops so that the pincushions could be suspended from the waist. Given by the Reverend R Brooke, 545-1864, and the descendants of Hannah Downes, T.31F&G and T.66-1970
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.66-1970

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O320712/pin-cushion-unknown/

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