US$ 600.00
Dated 1827
just what it needs to be
12 3/4” high at spout tip
Harriet Claire Mansfield
Charming Antique Walnut Pin Cushion folk art wooden bird Dated 1827Another great old pin cushion and another example of putting readily accessible (free!) materials to practical use, in this case the shell of a walnut. Brown fabric (silk I believe, and I think two layers of it) with tightly packed stuffing inside (perhaps sawdust, it's a bit hard to tell), and with a red ribbon loop, which would make it easy to wear around one's neck when doing some sewing or mending. Definitely it was used, with plenty of pin pricks