Pine needle basket pin cushion

NamePin cushion

Artist Artist Not Recorded

DateMid-20th century

Place madeUnited States, North America

MediumPine needles, grass, metal, seed pods, wood

Dimensions1 15/16 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (5 × 7 × 7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of the Patricia M. Newman Trust, FA.2016.62.1ab

Object numberFA.2016.62.1ab

DescriptionWhat resembles a traditional commercial red pin chshion is affixed to a coiled pine needle base attached with grass (raffia) to a wooden bottom. It holds a thimble (b), six needles, and ten straight pins. Three seed pods decorate the base.